Polonsky JA, Martinez-Pino I, Nackers F, Chonzi P, Manangazira P, et al.
2014-12-08 • PLOS One
2014-12-08 • PLOS One
Typhoid fever remains a significant public health problem in developing countries. In October 2011, a typhoid fever epidemic was declared in Harare, Zimbabwe - the fourth enteric infecti...
Grout L, Martinez-Pino I, Ciglenecki I, Keita S, Diallo AK, et al.
2015-12-29 • PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
2015-12-29 • PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
INTRODUCTION Since 2010, WHO has recommended oral cholera vaccines as an additional strategy for cholera control. During a cholera episode, pregnant women are at high risk of complic...
Martinez-Pino I, Luquero FJ, Sakoba K, Sylla S, Haile M, et al.
2013-08-15 • PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
2013-08-15 • PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
During the 2012 cholera outbreak in the Republic of Guinea, the Ministry of Health, supported by Médecins Sans Frontières - Operational Center Geneva, used the oral cholera vaccine Shanc...
Allan M, Grandesso F, Pierre R, Magloire R, Coldiron ME, et al.
2015-09-03 • Epidemics
2015-09-03 • Epidemics
BACKGROUND Cholera is caused by Vibrio cholerae, and is transmitted through fecal-oral contact. Infection occurs after the ingestion of the bacteria and is usually asymptomatic. In a...
