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Successive epidemic waves of cholera in South Sudan between 2014 and 2017: a descriptive epidemiological study

Jones FK, Wamala JF, Rumunu J, Mawien PN, Kol MT,  et al.
2020-12-01 • Lancet Planetary health
2020-12-01 • Lancet Planetary health
Background
Between 2014 and 2017, successive cholera epidemics occurred in South Sudan within the context of civil war, population displacement, flooding, and drought. We aim to des...
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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
BACKGROUND
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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A killing disease epidemic among displaced sudanese population identified as visceral leishmaniasis

de Beer P, el Harith A, Deng LO, Semiao-Santos SJ, Chantal B,  et al.
1991-03-01 • American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
1991-03-01 • American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
A fatal disease epidemic affected the Bentiu area in southern Sudan and led to a mass migration of the Nuer tribe searching for treatment. The initially available information revealed a ...
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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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Cholera epidemic in South Sudan and Uganda and need for international collaboration in cholera control

Abubakar A, Bwire GS, Azman AS, Bouhenia M, Deng LO,  et al.
2018-05-01 • Emerging Infectious Diseases
2018-05-01 • Emerging Infectious Diseases
Combining the official cholera line list data and outbreak investigation reports from the ministries of health in Uganda and South Sudan with molecular analysis of Vibrio cholerae strain...