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Mapping the burden of cholera in sub-Saharan Africa and implications for control: an analysis of data across geographical scales

Lessler J, Moore SM, Luquero FJ, McKay H, Grais RF,  et al.
2018-05-01 • Lancet
2018-05-01 • Lancet
Cholera remains a persistent health problem in sub-Saharan Africa and worldwide. Cholera can be controlled through appropriate water and sanitation, or by oral cholera vaccination, which...
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Oral cholera vaccination in hard-to-reach communities, Lake Chilwa, Malawi

Grandesso F, Rafael F, Chipeta S, Alley I, Saussier C,  et al.
2018-09-27 • Bulletin of the World Health Organization
2018-09-27 • Bulletin of the World Health Organization
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate vaccination coverage, identify reasons for non-vaccination and assess satisfaction with two innovative strategies for distributing second doses in an oral chole...
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Genomic history of the seventh pandemic of cholera in Africa

Weill FX, Domman D, Njamkepo E, Tarr C, Rauzier J,  et al.
2017-11-10 • Science
2017-11-10 • Science
The seventh cholera pandemic has heavily affected Africa, although the origin and continental spread of the disease remain undefined. We used genomic data from 1070 Vibrio cholerae O1 is...
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Use of Vibrio cholerae vaccine in an outbreak in Guinea

Luquero FJ, Grout L, Ciglenecki I, Sakoba K, Traore B,  et al.
2014-05-29 • New England Journal of Medicine
2014-05-29 • New England Journal of Medicine
BACKGROUND
The use of vaccines to prevent and control cholera is currently under debate. Shanchol is one of the two oral cholera vaccines prequalified by the World Health Organizatio...
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Global oral cholera vaccine use, 2013-2018

Pezzoli L, Cavailler P, Mengel M, Matzger H, Lorenson T,  et al.
2019-09-10 • Vaccine
2019-09-10 • Vaccine
Vaccination is a key intervention to prevent and control cholera in conjunction with water, sanitation and hygiene activities. An oral cholera vaccine (OCV) stockpile was established by ...
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Feasibility of mass vaccination campaign with oral cholera vaccines in response to an outbreak in Guinea

Ciglenecki I, Sakoba K, Luquero FJ, Heile M, Itama C,  et al.
2013-09-10 • PLOS Medicine
2013-09-10 • PLOS Medicine
• Oral cholera vaccines are safe and effective, and in 2010 were added to WHO recommendations for cholera outbreak control. However, doubts about feasibility, timeliness, and acceptabil...