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Vaccination coverage survey versus administrative data in the assessment of mass yellow fever immunization in internally displaced persons—Liberia, 2004

Huhn GD, Brown J, Perea W, Berthe A, Otero H,  et al.
2006-02-06 • Vaccine
2006-02-06 • Vaccine
Yellow fever (YF) is a mosquito-borne vaccine-preventable disease with high mortality. In West Africa, low population immunity increases the risk of epidemic transmission. A cluster surv...
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Konzo Outbreak, in the South-West of the Democratic Republic of Congo, 1996

Bonmarin I, Nunga M, 
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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.

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...

Artesunate and sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine combinations for the treatment of uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Uganda: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

Priotto G, Kabakyenga JK, Pinoges LLP, Ruiz A, Eriksson T,  et al.
2008-01-25 • Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
2008-01-25 • Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Drug-resistant malaria is spreading in Africa. The few available drugs might be safeguarded if combined with an artemisinin derivative. We investigated the efficacy, safety, and tolerabi...

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
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• 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...
Perea W
2002-08-01 • Journal of Tropical Pediatrics
2002-08-01 • Journal of Tropical Pediatrics
In August 1996, cases of poliomyelitis were reported in Kahemba zone, in the south-west of the Democratic Republic (DR) of Congo. The diagnosis was reviewed and charged to Konzo, a spast...

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...