摘要：The Republic of Yemen has concurrently fallen victim to political and climaticdisruptions causing the largest cholera epidemic. Recent conditions in Yemen provide aperfect paradigm of how conflict and climate magnify public health system insecurities,generating infectious disease outbreaks, like Vibrio cholerae. Population resistance tosuch infections depends on cooked foods, clean-water, and a proficient healthinfrastructure. This paper highlights the relationship between epidemic cholera, Yemenicivil war and climate fluctuations. Using publicly available data for cholera activity,migration, and rainfall variability we examine Yemen’s crisis. The research findingsimplicate conflict induced migration and the Civil war interfered with public healthinfrastructure; and extreme rainfall attributed to cholera amplification. Reflecting onthe health catastrophe, authors promote diplomacy to mitigate health infrastructuredegradation in Yemen.
