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

Citation

Azman, Andrew S.; Rumunu, John; Abubakar, Abdinasir; West, Haley; Ciglenecki, Iza; Helderman, Trina; Wamala, Joseph F.; Vázquez, Olimpia de la Rosa; Perea, William; & Sack, David A., et al. (2016). Population-Level Effect of Cholera Vaccine on Displaced Populations, South Sudan, 2014. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 22(6), 1067-1070. PMCID: PMC4880069

Abstract

Following mass population displacements in South Sudan, preventive cholera vaccination campaigns were conducted in displaced persons camps before a 2014 cholera outbreak. We compare cholera transmission in vaccinated and unvaccinated areas and show vaccination likely halted transmission within vaccinated areas, illustrating the potential for oral cholera vaccine to stop cholera transmission in vulnerable populations.

URL

http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2206.151592

Reference Type

Journal Article

Year Published

2016

Journal Title

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Author(s)

Azman, Andrew S.
Rumunu, John
Abubakar, Abdinasir
West, Haley
Ciglenecki, Iza
Helderman, Trina
Wamala, Joseph F.
Vázquez, Olimpia de la Rosa
Perea, William
Sack, David A.
Legros, Dominique
Martin, Stephen
Lessler, Justin
Luquero, Francisco J.

Article Type

Regular

PMCID

PMC4880069

Continent/Country

South Sudan

ORCiD

Lessler - 0000-0002-9741-8109