The impact and cost-effectiveness of controlling cholera through the use of oral cholera vaccines in urban Bangladesh: A disease modeling and economic analysis.

• Main Authors: Ashraful Islam Khan (Author), Ann Levin (Author), Dennis L Chao (Author), Denise DeRoeck (Author), Dobromir T Dimitrov (Author), Jahangir A M Khan (Author), Muhammad Shariful Islam (Author), Mohammad Ali (Author), Md Taufiqul Islam (Author), Abdur Razzaque Sarker (Author), John D Clemens (Author), Firdausi Qadri (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2018-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND:Cholera remains an important public health problem in major cities in Bangladesh, especially in slum areas. In response to growing interest among local policymakers to control this disease, this study estimated the impact and cost-effectiveness of preventive cholera vaccination over a ten...