Effectiveness of reactive oral cholera vaccination in rural Haiti: a case-control study and bias-indicator analysis

• Main Authors: Dr. Louise C Ivers, MBBCh (Author), Isabelle J Hilaire, MD (Author), Jessica E Teng, MPH (Author), Charles P Almazor, MD (Author), J Gregory Jerome, MD (Author), Ralph Ternier, MD (Author), Jacques Boncy, MD (Author), Josiane Buteau, MD (Author), Prof. Megan B Murray, MD (Author), Jason B Harris, MD (Author), Molly F Franke, ScD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2015-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Between April and June, 2012, a reactive cholera vaccination campaign was done in Haiti with an oral inactivated bivalent whole-cell vaccine. We aimed to assess the effectiveness of the vaccine in a case-control study and to assess the likelihood of bias in that study in a bias-indicator...