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Considerations for oral cholera vaccine use during outbreak after earthquake in Haiti, 2010–2011

Authors :
von Seidlein, Lorenz
Deen, Jacqueline L.
Date, Kashmira
Hyde, Terri
Mintz, Eric
Vicari, Andrea
Danovaro-Holliday, M. Carolina
Ruiz-Matus, Cuauhtemoc
Henry, Ariel
Andrus, Jon
Dietz, Vance
Source :
Emerging Infectious Diseases, Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 18, Iss 7, Pp 1211-1214 (2012)
Publication Year :
2012
Publisher :
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 2012.

Abstract

To the Editor: We wish to thank Date et al. for their clear discussion of the arguments against the use of oral cholera vaccines (OCVs) in Haiti in 2010–11 (1). The epidemic curve in their article suggests that the control activities had an effect on mortality rates, resulting in a decrease in case-fatality rates to

Details

ISSN :
10806059 and 10806040
Volume :
18
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....9a0a839bd2fc126bb3cc322d5efd1813
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1807.120071