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Cholera deaths during outbreaks in Uvira, Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, 10-35 months after mass vaccination

Bugeme PM, Xu H, Hutchins C, Dent J, Saidi JM,  et al.
2024-02-01 • Open Forum Infectious Diseases
2024-02-01 • Open Forum Infectious Diseases
Our understanding of the burden and drivers of cholera mortality is hampered by limited surveillance and confirmation capacity. Leveraging enhanced clinical and laboratory surveillance i...
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Effectiveness of one dose of oral cholera vaccine in response to an outbreak: a case-cohort study

Azman AS, Parker LA, Rumunu J, Tadesse F, Grandesso F,  et al.
2016-11-01 • Lancet Global Health
2016-11-01 • Lancet Global Health
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Oral cholera vaccines represent a new effective tool to fight cholera and are licensed as two-dose regimens with 2-4 weeks between doses. Evidence from previous studies su...
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Cholera Rapid Test with Enrichment Step Has Diagnostic Performance Equivalent to Culture

Ontweka L, Deng LO, Rauzier J, Debes AK, Tadesse F,  et al.
2016-12-19 • PLOS One
2016-12-19 • PLOS One
Cholera rapid diagnostic tests (RDT) could play a central role in outbreak detection and surveillance in low-resource settings, but their modest performance has hindered their broad adop...
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The scenario approach for countries considering the addition of oral cholera vaccination in cholera preparedness and control plans

Deen JL, von Seidlein L, Luquero FJ, Troeger C, Reyburn R,  et al.
2016-01-01 • Lancet Infectious Diseases
2016-01-01 • Lancet Infectious Diseases
Oral cholera vaccination could be deployed in a diverse range of situations from cholera-endemic areas and locations of humanitarian crises, but no clear consensus exists. The supply of ...
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Effectiveness of oral cholera vaccine in preventing cholera among fishermen in Lake Chilwa, Malawi: A case-control study

Grandesso F, Kasambara W, Page AL, Debes AK, Mbangome M,  et al.
2019-06-19 • Vaccine
2019-06-19 • Vaccine
Background: In response to a cholera outbreak among mobile, difficult-to-reach fishermen on Lake Chilwa, Malawi in 2016, a novel vaccine distribution strategy exploited the proven vaccin...