Citation
Azman, Andrew S.; Moore, Sean M.; & Lessler, Justin (2020). Surveillance and the Global Fight against Cholera: Setting Priorities and Tracking Progress. Vaccine, 38(Suppl. 1), A28-30. PMCID: PMC7054831Abstract
Prior to 1961, there were six known cholera pandemics. In each case, after 6–24 years of global spread cholera appears to have died out. In contrast, the current seventh pandemic that emerged around 1961 continues to cause significant disease globally. Recent outbreaks occurring in the wake of conflict and natural disasters, notably those in Haiti, Yemen and South Sudan, have highlighted the human toll of cholera. Annual cholera seasons throughout South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa have become the norm. At the same time, new tools for cholera control are increasingly available, in particular, effective low-cost oral cholera vaccines (OCVs). These developments have catalyzed global cholera control efforts including the call for an international effort to end cholera as a public health threat by 2030.URL
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2019.06.037Reference Type
Journal ArticleYear Published
2020Journal Title
VaccineAuthor(s)
Azman, Andrew S.Moore, Sean M.
Lessler, Justin