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

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Azman, Andrew S. ; Rumunu, John ; Abubakar, Abdinasir ; West, Haley ; Ciglenecki, Iza ; Helderman, Trina ; Wamala, Joseph Francis ; Vázquez, Olimpia de la Rosa ; Perea, William ; Sack, David A. ; Legros, Dominique ; Martin, Stephen ; Lessler, Justin ; Luquero, Francisco J.
• Description:
  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 vaccinated areas, illustrating the potential for oral cholera vaccine to stop cholera transmission in vulnerable populations.
• Subjects:
  Bacteria Cholera Diarrhea Dispatch Displaced Persons Transmission Dynamics Vaccine Vibrio Cholerae Vulnerable Populations
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 22(6):1067-1070.
• Pubmed ID:
  27192187
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC4880069
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  South Sudan
• Location:
  South Africa
• Volume:
  22
• Issue:
  6
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:e4c852c2b031a3450cd7310fe71568f4d97e1c0c5f616e395b33c70c0cd2f7e0
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/39683/cdc_39683_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.55 MB ]