Cholera surveillance and estimation of burden of cholera

The global burden of cholera.

OBJECTIVE To estimate the global burden of cholera using population-based incidence data and reports. METHODS Countries with a recent history of cholera were classified as endemic or non-endemic, depending on whether they had reported cholera cases in at least three of the five most recent years. The percentages of the population in each country that lacked access to improved sanitation were ...

Technical considerations of cholera vaccines and some results of cholera - El-Tor mass immunization

The Burden of Cholera in Uganda

INTRODUCTION In 2010, the World Health Organization released a new cholera vaccine position paper, which recommended the use of cholera vaccines in high-risk endemic areas. However, there is a paucity of data on the burden of cholera in endemic countries. This article reviewed available cholera surveillance data from Uganda and assessed the sufficiency of these data to inform country-specific s...

Multi-site cholera surveillance within the African Cholera Surveillance Network shows endemicity in Mozambique, 2011–2015

BACKGROUND Mozambique suffers recurrent annual cholera outbreaks especially during the rainy season between October to March. The African Cholera Surveillance Network (Africhol) was implemented in Mozambique in 2011 to generate accurate detailed surveillance data to support appropriate interventions for cholera control and prevention in the country. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS Africhol was...

The burden of diarrhoea, shigellosis, and cholera in North Jakarta, Indonesia: findings from 24 months surveillance

BACKGROUND In preparation of vaccines trials to estimate protection against shigellosis and cholera we conducted a two-year community-based surveillance study in an impoverished area of North Jakarta which provided updated information on the disease burden in the area. METHODS We conducted a two-year community-based surveillance study from August 2001 to July 2003 in an impoverished area of N...