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Letter

DR Congo's conflict and cholera: a call for ring vaccination

Al-Rabeeah AA, Ebrahim SH, Mwamba D, Ditekemena J, Christou C,  et al.
2025-04-04 • Lancet Infectious Diseases
2025-04-04 • Lancet Infectious Diseases
Journal Article
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Review

Risk factors for cholera mortality: a scoping review

Pampaka D, Alberti K, Olson D, Ciglenecki I, Barboza P
2025-04-02 • Tropical Medicine and International Health
2025-04-02 • Tropical Medicine and International Health

OBJECTIVES

Cholera is an easily treatable disease, but many people are still unnecessarily dying from it. To improve current case management practices and preve...

Journal Article
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Research

Impact of a multi-pronged cholera intervention in an endemic setting

Blake A, Walder A, Hanks EM, Welo PO, Luquero F,  et al.
2025-02-19 • PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
2025-02-19 • PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Cholera is a bacterial water-borne diarrheal disease transmitted via the fecal-oral route that causes high morbidity in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia. It is preventable with vaccination...

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Commentary

Time to invest in cholera

Stout RC, Feasey N, Péchayre M, Thomson N, Chilima BZ
2025-02-01 • eClinicalMedicine
2025-02-01 • eClinicalMedicine
Journal Article
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Commentary

Critical failings in humanitarian response: a cholera outbreak in Kumer Refugee Camp, Ethiopia, 2023

Winkler NE, Muhie JM, Demlie YW, Berneh AA, Demessie BS,  et al.
2024-12-01 • BMJ Global Health
2024-12-01 • BMJ Global Health
Journal Article
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Research

Oral cholera vaccine coverage in Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2022, following 2019–2020 targeted preventative mass campaigns

Briskin E, Bateyi Mustafa SH, Mahamba R, Kabunga D, Kubuya J,  et al.
2024-10-01 • Vaccine X
2024-10-01 • Vaccine X

BACKGROUND

In 2019–2020, preventative Oral Cholera Vaccine campaigns were conducted in 24/32 n...

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Short Report

Spatiotemporal modeling of cholera, Uvira, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2016−2020

Ratnayake R, Knee J, Cumming O, Saidi JM, Rumedeka BB,  et al.
2024-08-01 • Emerging Infectious Diseases
2024-08-01 • Emerging Infectious Diseases

We evaluated the spatiotemporal clustering of rapid diagnostic test−positive cholera cases in Uvira, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. We detected spatiotemporal clusters that...

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Poster

Impact of OCV preventative campaigns strategies for cholera elimination: A comprehensive research project in Democratic Republic of the Congo

Broban A, Meakin S, Mukadi D, Mahamba R, Roederer T,  et al.
2024-05-23 • Epicentre Scientific Day 2024
2024-05-23 • Epicentre Scientific Day 2024
Conference Material
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Poster

A multi-site pilot study of the deployment of cholera rapid diagnostic tests in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Moser W, Broban A, Welo PO, Mukadi D, Gerstl S,  et al.
2024-05-23 • Epicentre Scientific Day 2024
2024-05-23 • Epicentre Scientific Day 2024
Conference Material
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Slide Presentation

Case-area targeted interventions to rapidly contain the spread of cholera - a prospective observational study in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Finger F, Mimbu N, Ratnayake R, Meakin S, Bahati JB,  et al.
2024-05-16 • MSF Scientific Day International 2024
2024-05-16 • MSF Scientific Day International 2024
Conference Material
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Video

Case-area targeted interventions to rapidly contain the spread of cholera - a prospective observational study in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Finger F
2024-05-16 • MSF Scientific Day International 2024
2024-05-16 • MSF Scientific Day International 2024
Conference Material
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Abstract

Case-area targeted interventions to rapidly contain the spread of cholera: a prospective observational study in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Finger F, Mimbu N, Ratnayake R, Meakin S, Bahati JB,  et al.
2024-05-16 • MSF Scientific Day International 2024
2024-05-16 • MSF Scientific Day International 2024
INTRODUCTION
The risk of cholera outbreaks spreading rapidly and extensively is substantial. Case-area targeted interventions (CATI) are based on the premise that early detection can...
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Poster

Real-time high resolution geo-spatial analysis of key indicators in a large-scale cholera outbreak in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, 2022-2023

Casera M, Lacan K, Camacho A, Augustin C, Métrailler F,  et al.
2024-05-16 • MSF Scientific Day International 2024
2024-05-16 • MSF Scientific Day International 2024
Journal Article
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Letter

Reporting of deaths during cholera outbreaks: case fatality ratio and community deaths

Finger F, Heitzinger K, Berendes D, Ciglenecki I, Dominguez M,  et al.
2024-04-30 • Lancet Infectious Diseases
2024-04-30 • Lancet Infectious Diseases
Journal Article
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Research

Cholera deaths during outbreaks in Uvira, Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, 10-35 months after mass vaccination

Bugeme PM, Xu H, Hutchins C, Dent J, Saidi JM,  et al.
2024-02-01 • Open Forum Infectious Diseases
2024-02-01 • Open Forum Infectious Diseases
Our understanding of the burden and drivers of cholera mortality is hampered by limited surveillance and confirmation capacity. Leveraging enhanced clinical and laboratory surveillance i...
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Video

Case-area targeted interventions to rapidly contain the spread of cholera: updates from the DRC study

Mimbu N, Finger F
2023-06-08 • Epicentre Scientific Day Paris 2023
2023-06-08 • Epicentre Scientific Day Paris 2023
Conference Material
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Video

Assessing cholera transmission in endemic areas following mass preventive OCV campaigns in DRC

Broban A
2023-06-08 • Epicentre Scientific Day Paris 2023
2023-06-08 • Epicentre Scientific Day Paris 2023
Conference Material
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Video

Epidemiological situation of cholera in 2023

Finger F
2023-06-08 • Epicentre Scientific Day Paris 2023
2023-06-08 • Epicentre Scientific Day Paris 2023
Conference Material
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Abstract

Assessing cholera transmission in endemic areas following mass preventive OCV campaigns in DRC

Broban A
2023-06-08 • Epicentre Scientific Day Paris 2023
2023-06-08 • Epicentre Scientific Day Paris 2023
CONTEXT
In the context of cholera resurgence, the Oral Cholera Vaccine (OCV) constitutes an important control strategy, including in endemic areas. Preventive OCV campaigns are now i...
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Abstract

Case-area targeted interventions to rapidly contain the spread of cholera: updates from the DRC study

Mimbu N, Finger F
2023-06-08 • Epicentre Scientific Day Paris 2023
2023-06-08 • Epicentre Scientific Day Paris 2023
The risk of small-scale cholera outbreaks propagating rapidly and enlarging extensively remains substantial. As opposed to relying on mass, community-wide approaches, cholera control str...