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Water, Hygiene and Inequality: Keys to Understanding and Combating the Current Cholera Epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo—A Narrative Review

open access: yesHealth Science Reports, Volume 9, Issue 6, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Background and Aim The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is among the countries most affected by cholera in the world. Since the 1970s, endemic foci have persisted in the eastern lake provinces, where chronic armed conflict, massive population displacement, and extreme socioeconomic inequalities create particularly favorable conditions ...
Hermann Yokolo   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Recombinant Live Oral Cholera Vaccine [PDF]

open access: yesNature Biotechnology, 1984
A pathogenic strain of Vibrio cholerae was attenuated by deletion of DNA sequences encoding the A1 subunit of the cholera enterotoxin. A restriction endonuclease fragment encoding the A1, but not the A2 or B sequences was deleted in vitro from cloned cholera toxin genes.
James B. Kaper   +3 more
openaire   +1 more source

Pharmacy‐Based Immunization Delivery: A Comprehensive History and Current Challenges

open access: yesJACCP: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CLINICAL PHARMACY, Volume 9, Issue 6, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Pharmacists and their teams have a long history of involvement with vaccines. This paper describes the contributions of pharmacy‐based immunization delivery in the United States from the 1800's to date. Early activities centered around storage and distribution of antitoxins and vaccines. From the 1950s through the early 1990s, pharmacists were
Jean‐Venable R. Goode   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Controlling cholera in the Ouest Department of Haiti using oral vaccines.

open access: yesPLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2017
Following the 2010 cholera outbreak in Haiti, a plan was initiated to provide massive improvements to the sanitation and drinking water infrastructure in order to eliminate cholera from the island of Hispaniola by 2023.
Alexander Kirpich   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effectiveness and economic analysis of the whole cell/recombinant B subunit (WC/rbs) inactivated oral cholera vaccine in the prevention of traveller's diarrhoea

open access: yesBMC Infectious Diseases, 2009
Background Nowadays there is a debate about the indication of the oral whole-cell/recombinant B-subunit cholera vaccine (WC/rBS) in traveller's diarrhoea. However, a cost-benefit analysis based on real data has not been published.
Diez-Diaz Rosa   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Bakteriopolis: Introducing Microbes to Society

open access: yesMicrobial Biotechnology, Volume 19, Issue 6, June 2026.
Bakteriopolis is a travelling exhibition that brings the invisible microbial world into public spaces. The project is accompanied by a broad communication strategy to engage diverse audiences. ABSTRACT Microorganisms, while being fundamental to life on Earth, are often associated with negative perceptions and global crises.
Lena Friebel   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Host characteristics of 40 children who received 2 doses of an oral cholera vaccine.

open access: yes, 2016
Host characteristics of 40 children who received 2 doses of an oral cholera vaccine.
Shahidul Islam (800003)   +14 more
core   +1 more source

Immunopotentiation by Natural Extracts: Mechanisms and Applications in Influenza Vaccine Adjuvant Development

open access: yesFood Science &Nutrition, Volume 14, Issue 5, May 2026.
Natural Extracts as Candidate Influenza Vaccine Adjuvants. Seasonal influenza vaccines face limitations due to viral mutations and low efficacy in vulnerable populations. Traditional adjuvants often have safety or immune‐activation constraints, leading to increased interest in natural extracts from plants, marine organisms, and fungi.
Thi Len Ho, Eun‐Ju Ko
wiley   +1 more source

Field evaluation of a rapid immunochromatographic dipstick test for the diagnosis of cholera in a high-risk population. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
BACKGROUND: Early detection of cholera outbreaks is crucial for the implementation of the most appropriate control strategies. METHODS: The performance of an immunochromatographic dipstick test (Institute Pasteur, Paris, France) specific for Vibrio ...
Park, T.   +63 more
core   +2 more sources

Immunogenicity of a killed bivalent (O1 and O139) whole cell oral cholera vaccine, Shanchol, in Haiti.

open access: yesPLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2014
BackgroundStudies of the immunogenicity of the killed bivalent whole cell oral cholera vaccine, Shanchol, have been performed in historically cholera-endemic areas of Asia.
Richelle C Charles   +15 more
doaj   +1 more source

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