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Abstract
Cholera is reemerging as a major public health concern in rural areas. The advances in our understanding of the pathophysiology and treatment of this disease have enriched the clinicians’ therapeutic armamentarium. Treatment of cholera however, was not always effective or straightforward. In this article we present the use of the controversial treatment of hydrotherapy, as described in the book Mémoire sur le Choléra Asiatique de 1894 à Samsoun by Dr. C. Lanaras.