Feasibility and costs of a targeted cholera vaccination campaign in Ethiopia
Shanchol™, a WHO-prequalified oral cholera vaccine (OCV), has been used to control endemic cholera in Asia, as well as in emergencies and outbreaks elsewhere.
Samuel Teshome +4 more
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Cholera, the Current Status of Cholera Vaccines and Recommendations for Travellers
Cholera is endemic in approximately 50 countries, primarily in Africa and South and Southeast Asia, and in these areas, it remains a disease associated with poverty.
Giovanni Gabutti +8 more
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Mass vaccination with a new, less expensive oral cholera vaccine using public health infrastructure in India: the Odisha model. [PDF]
The substantial morbidity and mortality associated with recent cholera outbreaks in Haiti and Zimbabwe, as well as with cholera endemicity in countries throughout Asia and Africa, make a compelling case for supplementary cholera control measures in ...
Shantanu K Kar +17 more
doaj +1 more source
Vaccination and transfusion safety at the time of expanding use of live attenuated vaccines
Vox Sanguinis, Volume 121, Issue 7, Page 923-926, July 2026.
Pierre Tiberghien +4 more
wiley +1 more source
Engineered probiotics secretes fusion proteins which potentially neutralized the toxins secreted by other microbial communities. ABSTRACT On a global scale, the escalating burden of infectious diseases, predominantly attributed to bacterial pathogens, especially drug‐resistant strains, has progressed into a critical concern for clinical management and ...
Indu Singh +11 more
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Use of a Cholera Rapid Diagnostic Test during a Mass Vaccination Campaign in Response to an Epidemic in Guinea, 2012 [PDF]
During the 2012 cholera outbreak in the Republic of Guinea, the Ministry of Health, supported by Médecins Sans Frontières - Operational Center Geneva, used the oral cholera vaccine Shanchol as a part of the emergency response.
Sakoba, Kéïta +39 more
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ABSTRACT Background and Aims Africa has significant challenges in meeting its vaccination needs, including inadequate manufacturing capacity, infrastructure deficiencies, a scarcity of experienced personnel, regulatory hurdles, restricted access to technology and intellectual property.
Courage Chandipwisa +3 more
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Allocation of Oral Cholera Vaccines in Africa
Objectives: In this study, we examine the allocation of oral cholera vaccines (OCVs) across 25 African countries between 2013 and 2019. Methods: We constructed a dataset combining cholera outbreaks and requests, decisions, and deliveries of OCVs from the Global Task Force on Cholera Control, alongside additional covariates.
Elisa M. Maffioli, Yutong Lu
openaire +3 more sources
Vaccines against cholera, typhoid fever and shigellosis for developing countries. [PDF]
Enteric diseases, such as cholera, typhoid fever and shigellosis, still produce a significant burden, especially among the poor in countries where these illnesses are endemic.
Ochiai, RL +7 more
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Booster vaccination with a fractional dose of an oral cholera vaccine induces comparable vaccine-specific antibody avidity as a full dose: A randomised clinical trial [PDF]
Antibody avidity is an important measure of the quality of vaccine-induced immune responses. Murine and human studies suggest that antibody avidity may be augmented by limiting access to antigen.
Mottram, Lynda, +3 more
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