COVID-19 makes it both possible and necessary to review lessons learnt from recent
epidemics, re-evaluate approaches, and develop a framework that accelerates progress to …

Background Cholera epidemics occur frequently in low-income countries affected by
concurrent humanitarian crises. Evaluations of these epidemic response remains largely …

Abstract Background In Syria, disruption to water and sanitation systems, together with poor
access to vaccination, forced displacement and overcrowding contribute to increases in …

Background Temperature and precipitation are known to affect Vibrio cholerae outbreaks.
Despite this, the impact of drought on outbreaks has been largely understudied. Africa is …

Objective To describe the implementation of case-area targeted interventions to reduce
cholera transmission using a rapid, localized response in Kribi district, Cameroon. Methods …

Introduction Household contacts of cholera cases are at a greater risk of Vibrio cholerae
infection than the general population. There is currently no agreed standard of care for …

Introduction Cholera outbreaks in fragile settings are prone to rapid expansion. Case-area
targeted interventions (CATIs) have been proposed as a rapid and efficient response …

Cholera is a severe diarrheal disease caused by Vibrio cholerae, a natural inhabitant of
brackish water. Effective control of cholera outbreaks depends on prompt detection of the …

Introduction: Public health surveillance traditionally occurs at a health facility; however, there
is growing concern that this provides only partial and untimely health information …

Most infections with pandemic Vibrio cholerae are thought to result in subclinical disease
and are not captured by surveillance. Previous estimates of the ratio of infections to clinical …