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Neighborhood-targeted and case-triggered use of a single dose of oral cholera vaccine in an urban setting: Feasibility and vaccine coverage
INTRODUCTION: In June 2015, a cholera outbreak was declared in Juba, South Sudan. In addition to standard outbreak control measures, oral cholera vaccine (OCV) was proposed. As sufficient doses to cover the at-risk population were unavailable, a campaign using half the standard dosing regimen (one-d...
Autores principales: | Parker, Lucy A., Rumunu, John, Jamet, Christine, Kenyi, Yona, Lino, Richard Laku, Wamala, Joseph F., Mpairwe, Allan M., Muller, Vincent, Llosa, Augusto E., Uzzeni, Florent, Luquero, Francisco J., Ciglenecki, Iza, Azman, Andrew S. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2017
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5478158/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28594891 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005652 |
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