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Commentary

What is a hotspot anyway?

Lessler J, Azman AS, McKay H, Moore SM
2017-06-01 • American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
2017-06-01 • American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
The importance of spatial clusters, or "hotspots," in infectious disease epidemiology has been increasingly recognized, and targeting hotspots is often seen as an important component of ...
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Research

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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Commentary

Oral cholera vaccine in cholera prevention and control, Malawi

Mbangombe M, Pezzoli L, Reeder B, Kabuluzi S, Msyamboza K,  et al.
2018-06-01 • Bulletin of the World Health Organization
2018-06-01 • Bulletin of the World Health Organization
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With limited global supplies of oral cholera vaccine, countries need to identify priority areas for vaccination while longer-term solutions, such as water and sanitation infr...
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Research

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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Research

El Niño and the shifting geography of cholera in Africa

Moore SM, Azman AS, Zaitchik BF, Mintz ED, Brunkard J,  et al.
2017-04-10 • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
2017-04-10 • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
The El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and other climate patterns can have profound impacts on the occurrence of infectious diseases ranging from dengue to cholera. In Africa, El Niño c...
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Letter

Outbreaks of cholera in the time of Ebola: pre-emptive action needed

Azman AS, Legros D, Lessler J, Luquero FJ, Moore SM
2015-02-19 • Lancet
2015-02-19 • Lancet