Urban cholera transmission hotspots and their implications for reactive vaccination: evidence from Bissau city, Guinea bissau.

• Main Authors: Andrew S Azman (Author), Francisco J Luquero (Author), Amabelia Rodrigues (Author), Pedro Pablo Palma (Author), Rebecca F Grais (Author), Cunhate Na Banga (Author), Bryan T Grenfell (Author), Justin Lessler (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Use of cholera vaccines in response to epidemics (reactive vaccination) may provide an effective supplement to traditional control measures. In Haiti, reactive vaccination was considered but, until recently, rejected in part due to limited global supply of vaccine. Using Bissau City, Guinea-Bissau a...