Population-Level Effect of Cholera Vaccine on Displaced Populations, South Sudan, 2014

Population-Level Effect of Cholera Vaccine on Displaced Populations, South Sudan, 2014

Following mass population displacements in South Sudan, preventive cholera vaccination campaigns were conducted in displaced persons camps before a 2014 cholera outbreak. We compare cholera transmission in vaccinated and unvaccinated areas and show vaccination likely halted transmission within vacci...

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Main Authors: Andrew S. Azman, John Rumunu, Abdinasir Abubakar, Haley West, Iza Ciglenecki, Trina Helderman, Joseph Francis Wamala, Olimpia de la Rosa Vázquez, William Perea, David A. Sack, Dominique Legros, Stephen Martin, Justin Lessler, Francisco J. Luquero
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2016-06-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
cholera
vaccine
transmission dynamics
vibrio
cholerae
diarrhea
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/22/6/15-1592_article

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https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/22/6/15-1592_article

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