Cholera is an acute, waterborne infectious diarrheal illness caused by infection of the intestine with the toxigenic bacterium Vibrio cholerae.Cholera affects 1.3 to 4 million people each year worldwide, with 21,000 to 143,000 reported fatalities. Outbreaks are devastating to affected communities. The key to support preparedness and public health response is the ability to forecast cholera outbreaks with sufficient lead time.
Image from https://appliedsciences.nasa.gov/our-impact/story/nasa-helping-forecast-cholera-outbreaks
"This map shows the forecasted risk of cholera based on analysis and satellite data for Yemen from August 10 to September 6, 2020. Yellow indicates low risk of cholera while red indicates high risk.
Credit: NASA Earth Observatory / Lauren Dauphin"
