Mapping the Burden of Cholera in Sub-Saharan Africa and Implications for Control: An Analysis of Data across Geographical Scales

Citation

Lessler, Justin; Moore, Sean M.; Luquero, Francisco J.; McKay, Heather S.; Grais, Rebecca F.; Henkens, Myriam; Mengel, Martin; Dunoyer, Jessica; M'bangombe, Maurice; & Lee, Elizabeth C., et al. (2018). Mapping the Burden of Cholera in Sub-Saharan Africa and Implications for Control: An Analysis of Data across Geographical Scales. Lancet, 391(10133), 1908-1915. PMCID: PMC5946088

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Cholera remains a persistent health problem in sub-Saharan Africa and worldwide. Cholera can be controlled through appropriate water and sanitation, or by oral cholera vaccination, which provides transient (

URL

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(17)33050-7

Reference Type

Journal Article

Year Published

2018

Journal Title

Lancet

Author(s)

Lessler, Justin
Moore, Sean M.
Luquero, Francisco J.
McKay, Heather S.
Grais, Rebecca F.
Henkens, Myriam
Mengel, Martin
Dunoyer, Jessica
M'bangombe, Maurice
Lee, Elizabeth C.
Djingarey, Mamoudou Harouna
Sudre, Bertrand
Bompangue, Didier
Fraser, Robert S. M.
Abubakar, Abdinasir
Perea, William
Legros, Dominique
Azman, Andrew S.

Article Type

Regular

PMCID

PMC5946088

Continent/Country

Sub-Saharan Africa

ORCiD

Lessler - 0000-0002-9741-8109