1. Successful containment of the 2015 cholera outbreak in Iraq.
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Shrivastava, Saurabh RamBihariLal, Shrivastava, Prateek Saurabh, and Ramasamy, Jegadeesh
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PREVENTION of cholera , *CHOLERA vaccines , *DISEASE outbreaks , *PRIMARY care , *MEDICAL care - Abstract
The article discusses the successful containment of cholera outbreak in Iraq first notified on September 15, 2015 by the World Health Organization. Noted are the efforts in the containment and prevention of the disease from further spread due to the involvement of stakeholders and time implementation, along with the mass vaccination campaign of oral cholera vaccine. The authors suggest strengthening the primary health care, disease surveillance mechanism, and improved preparedness.
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- 2016
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