Neighborhood-targeted and case-triggered use of a single dose of oral cholera vaccine in an urban setting: Feasibility and vaccine coverage.

• Main Authors: Lucy A Parker (Author), John Rumunu (Author), Christine Jamet (Author), Yona Kenyi (Author), Richard Laku Lino (Author), Joseph F Wamala (Author), Allan M Mpairwe (Author), Vincent Muller (Author), Augusto E Llosa (Author), Florent Uzzeni (Author), Francisco J Luquero (Author), Iza Ciglenecki (Author), Andrew S Azman (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2017-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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In June 2015, a cholera outbreak was declared in Juba, South Sudan. In addition to standard outbreak control measures, oral cholera vaccine (OCV) was proposed. As sufficient doses to cover the at-risk population were unavailable, a campaign using half the standard dosing regimen (one-dose) targeted...