Population-Level Effect of Cholera Vaccine on Displaced Populations, South Sudan, 2014
- 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
Publication date
June 2016
DOI Publisher
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Journal
Emerging Infectious DiseasesAbstract
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
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