CEOS_EXTRA provides data on reported cholera cases and associated deaths, last updated in 2004. The dataset documents the acute diarrheal illness caused by Vibrio cholerae, which can lead to severe dehydration and death. This information is intended for tracking and analyzing historical cholera mortality.
Use Cases
- Modeling historical cholera mortality rates based on reported case and death counts.
- Analyzing the severity of cholera outbreaks based on the described progression from infection to death.
- Tracking the public health impact of cholera as described by its symptoms and fatality risk.
Strengths
- Focuses on a specific, severe infectious disease with defined symptoms and mortality risk.
- Provides a concrete last update timestamp of 2004-12-31 23:59:59.999000.
Limitations
- Last updated 2004-12-31 23:59:59.999000; freshness should be verified.
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count and geographic scope are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Provenance
- Source
- CEOS_EXTRA via NASA Earthdata
- Freshness
- 2004-12-31 23:59:59.999000