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Immune responses to an oral cholera vaccine in internally displaced persons in South Sudan

Iyer AS, Ryan ET, Martin S, Legros D, Lessler J,  et al.
2016-10-24 • Scientific Reports
2016-10-24 • Scientific Reports
Despite recent large-scale cholera outbreaks, little is known about the immunogenicity of oral cholera vaccines (OCV) in African populations, particularly among those at highest cholera ...
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Research

High Prevalence of Shigella or Enteroinvasive Escherichia coli Carriage among Residents of an Internally Displaced Persons Camp in South Sudan

Bliss JR, Bouhenia M, Hale P, Couturier BA, Iyer AS,  et al.
2017-12-04 • American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
2017-12-04 • American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Displaced persons living in camps are at an increased risk of diarrheal diseases. Subclinical carriage of pathogens may contribute to the spread of disease, especially for microbes that ...
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Review

Post-licensure deployment of oral cholera vaccines: a systematic review

Martin S, Lopez AMZ, Bellos A, Deen JL, Ali MI,  et al.
2014-09-29 • Bulletin of the World Health Organization
2014-09-29 • Bulletin of the World Health Organization
OBJECTIVE
To describe and analyse the characteristics of oral cholera vaccination campaigns; including location, target population, logistics, vaccine coverage and delivery costs.
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Short Report

Rift Valley fever outbreak--Kenya, November 2006-January 2007

Nguku PM, Sharif S, Omar A, Nzioka C, Muthoka P,  et al.
2007-02-02 • MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report
2007-02-02 • MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report
In mid-December 2006, several unexplained fatalities associated with fever and generalized bleeding were reported to the Kenya Ministry of Health (KMOH) from Garissa District in North Ea...
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Commentary

The first use of the global oral cholera vaccine emergency stockpile: Lessons from South Sudan

Abubakar A, Azman AS, Rumunu J, Ciglenecki I, Helderman T,  et al.
2015-11-17 • PLOS Medicine
2015-11-17 • PLOS Medicine
SUMMARY POINTS

• A global oral cholera vaccine (OCV) stockpile was established in 2013 to improve rapid access to the vaccine in outbreaks and emergencies in which cholera risk...
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Commentary

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...
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Research

Population-level effect of cholera vaccine on displaced populations, South Sudan, 2014

Azman AS, Rumunu J, Abubakar A, West H, Ciglenecki I,  et al.
2016-06-01 • Emerging Infectious Diseases
2016-06-01 • Emerging Infectious Diseases
Following mass population displacements in South Sudan, preventive cholera vaccination campaigns were conducted in displaced persons camps before a 2014 cholera outbreak. We compare chol...