The projected impact of geographic targeting of oral cholera vaccination in sub-Saharan Africa: A modeling study.
BACKGROUND:Cholera causes an estimated 100,000 deaths annually worldwide, with the majority of burden reported in sub-Saharan Africa. In May 2018, the World Health Assembly committed to reducing worldwide cholera deaths by 90% by 2030. Oral cholera vaccine (OCV) plays a key role in reducing the near...
Main Authors: | Elizabeth C Lee, Andrew S Azman, Joshua Kaminsky, Sean M Moore, Heather S McKay, Justin Lessler |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2019-12-01
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Series: | PLoS Medicine |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1003003 |
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