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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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Neighborhood-targeted and case-triggered use of a single dose of oral cholera vaccine in an urban setting: feasibility and vaccine coverage

Parker LA, Rumunu J, Jamet C, Kenyi Y, Lino RL,  et al.
2017-06-08 • PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
2017-06-08 • PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
INTRODUCTION
In June 2015, a cholera outbreak was declared in Juba, South Sudan. In addition to standard outbreak control measures, oral cholera vaccine (OCV) was proposed. As suffic...
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Adapting to the global shortage of cholera vaccines: targeted single dose cholera vaccine in response to an outbreak in South Sudan

Parker LA, Rumunu J, Jamet C, Kenyi Y, Lino RL,  et al.
2017-04-01 • Lancet Infectious Diseases
2017-04-01 • Lancet Infectious Diseases
Shortages of vaccines for epidemic diseases, such as cholera, meningitis, and yellow fever, have become common over the past decade, hampering efforts to control outbreaks through mass r...