Preventing cholera outbreaks through early targeted interventions

Lorenz von Seidlein; Jacqueline L Deen

doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1002510

Preventing cholera outbreaks through early targeted interventions

PLoS Med. 2018 Feb 27;15(2):e1002510. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1002510. eCollection 2018 Feb.

Authors

Lorenz von Seidlein^{1

2}, Jacqueline L Deen³

Affiliations

¹ Mahidol-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit (MORU), Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
² Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom.
³ Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, University of the Philippines, Manila, Philippines.

Abstract

In a Perspective, Lorenz von Seidlein and Jacqueline L. Deen discuss the implications of Andrew Azman and colleagues' accompanying study for management of cholera outbreaks.

MeSH terms

Cholera / epidemiology
Cholera / prevention & control*
Cholera Vaccines / therapeutic use*
Disease Outbreaks / prevention & control*
Early Medical Intervention / methods*
Health Plan Implementation / organization & administration
Health Plan Implementation / standards
Health Services Needs and Demand* / organization & administration
Health Services Needs and Demand* / standards
Humans
Preventive Medicine / methods
Preventive Medicine / organization & administration
Public Health Administration / methods
Public Health Administration / standards

Substances

Cholera Vaccines

Grants and funding

The authors received no specific funding for this work.