Tracking Cholera through Surveillance of Oral Rehydration Solution Sales at Pharmacies: Insights from Urban Bangladesh.

• Main Authors: Andrew S Azman (Author), Justin Lessler (Author), Syed Moinuddin Satter (Author), Michael V Mckay (Author), Azharul Khan (Author), Dilruba Ahmed (Author), Emily S Gurley (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2015-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND:In Bangladesh, pharmacy-purchased oral rehydration solution (ORS) is often used to treat diarrhea, including cholera. Over-the-counter sales have been used for epidemiologic surveillance in the past, but rarely, if ever, in low-income countries. With few early indicators for cholera outbr...