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Urban cholera transmission hotspots and their implications for reactive vaccination: evidence from Bissau city, Guinea bissau. [PDF]

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2012
BackgroundUse of cholera vaccines in response to epidemics (reactive vaccination) may provide an effective supplement to traditional control measures.
Andrew S Azman, Francisco J Luquero, Amabelia Rodrigues, Pedro Pablo Palma, Rebecca F Grais, Cunhate Na Banga, Bryan T Grenfell, Justin Lessler   +7 more
doaj   +18 more sources

Association between post-diagnostic use of cholera vaccine and risk of death in prostate cancer patients

Nature Communications, 2018
Post-diagnostic use of cholera vaccine can improve the prognosis in patients with colorectal cancer suggesting cholera toxin might have an antineoplastic effect.
Jianguang Ji, Jan Sundquist, Kristina Sundquist   +2 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Effectiveness of one dose of oral cholera vaccine in response to an outbreak: a case-cohort study

The Lancet Global Health, 2016
Background: Oral cholera vaccines represent a new effective tool to fight cholera and are licensed as two-dose regimens with 2–4 weeks between doses.
Dr. Andrew S Azman, PhD, Lucy A Parker, PhD, John Rumunu, MPH, Fisseha Tadesse, MPH, Francesco Grandesso, MPH, Lul L Deng, MD, Richard Laku Lino, MPH, Bior K Bior, PhD, Michael Lasuba, MS, Anne-Laure Page, PhD, Lameck Ontweka, BS, Augusto E Llosa, PhD, Sandra Cohuet, MD, Lorenzo Pezzoli, PhD, Dossou Vincent Sodjinou, MD, Abdinasir Abubakar, MD, Amanda K Debes, PhD, Allan M Mpairwe, MPH, Joseph F Wamala, MPH, Christine Jamet, MPH, Justin Lessler, PhD, Prof. David A Sack, MD, Marie-Laure Quilici, PhD, Iza Ciglenecki, MD, Francisco J Luquero, PhD   +24 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Cholera Infection Risks and Cholera Vaccine Safety in Pregnancy. [PDF]

Infect Dis Obstet Gynecol, 2023
Introduction Discuss the impact of cholera infection on pregnant women, fetus, and neonates and review the safety of cholera vaccines in pregnancy. Methods This study was carried out as a narrative review during November 2022.
El Hayek P, Boueri M, Nasr L, Aoun C, Sayad E, Jallad K.   +5 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Oral cholera vaccine in cholera prevention and control, Malawi

Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 2018
Problem With limited global supplies of oral cholera vaccine, countries need to identify priority areas for vaccination while longer-term solutions, such as water and sanitation infrastructure, are being developed. Approach In 2017, Malawi integrated oral cholera vaccine into its national cholera control plan. The process started with a desk review and
Mesfin Senbete, Bagrey Ngwira, Sean M. Moore, Lorenzo Pezzoli, Humphreys Masuku, Maurice M'bang'ombe, Storn Kabuluzi, Emily MacDonald, Allison Shaffer, Kelias P. Msyamboza, Philippe Cavailler, Bruce Reeder, Andrew S. Azman, Namseon Beck, Adriana Palomares, Francesco Grandesso, Justin Lessler   +16 more
openaire   +4 more sources

PaxVax CVD 103-HgR single-dose live oral cholera vaccine

Expert Review of Vaccines, 2017
Introduction: Cholera remains a problem in developing countries and a risk for travelers. Hypochlorhydria, blood group O, cardiac and renal disease increase the risk of developing cholera gravis.
Myron M. Levine, Wilbur H. Chen, James B. Kaper, Michael Lock, Lisa Danzig, Marc Gurwith   +5 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Cholera Vaccine: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, 2022. [PDF]

MMWR Recomm Rep, 2022
Summary This report summarizes all recommendations from CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) for the use of lyophilized CVD 103-HgR vaccine (CVD 103-HgR) (Vaxchora, Emergent BioSolutions, Gaithersburg, MD) in the United States.
Collins JP, Ryan ET, Wong KK, Daley MF, Ratner AJ, Appiah GD, Sanchez PJ, Gutelius BJ.   +7 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Oral Cholera Vaccine Efficacy and Effectiveness. [PDF]

Vaccines (Basel), 2021
Although measuring vaccine efficacy through the conventional phase III study design, randomized, double-blinded controlled trial serves as the “gold standard”, effectiveness studies, conducted in the context of a public health program, seek to broaden ...
Song KR, Lim JK, Park SE, Saluja T, Cho SI, Wartel TA, Lynch J.   +6 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

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

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2016
Following mass population displacements in South Sudan, preventive cholera vaccination campaigns were conducted in displaced persons camps before a 2014 cholera outbreak.
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   +13 more
doaj   +2 more sources

A scoping review of facilitators and barriers influencing the implementation of surveillance and oral cholera vaccine interventions for cholera control in lower- and middle-income countries. [PDF]

BMC Public Health, 2023
Background Cholera still affects millions of people worldwide, especially in lower- and middle-income countries (LMICs). The Global Task Force on Cholera Control (GTFCC) has identified surveillance and oral cholera vaccines as two critical interventions ...
Trolle H, Forsberg B, King C, Akande O, Ayres S, Alfvén T, Elimian K.   +6 more
europepmc   +2 more sources