Nursing

Bacteria

Biology

Public health

Vibrio cholerae

Cholera

Virology

Economics

Development economics

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)

Outbreak

Environmental health

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)

Genetics

Geography

Infectious disease (medical specialty)

Sociology

Medicine

Economic growth

Pandemic

Disease

Socioeconomics

Pathology

Cholera vaccine

Tropical Medicine and Health

Every year, about 4 million cases and 143,000 deaths due to cholera are recorded globally, of which 54% were from Africa, reported in 2016. The outbreak and spread of cholera have risen exponentially particularly in Africa. Coupled with the recent emergence of the Coronavirus Pandemic (COVID-19) in Africa, the local health systems are facing a double burden of these infectious diseases due to their cumulative impact. In this paper, we evaluate the dual impact of cholera and COVID-19 in Africa and suggest plausible interventions that can be put in place to cushion its impact.

Threats and outbreaks of cholera in Africa amidst COVID-19 pandemic: a double burden on Africa’s health systems