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Diagnostic performance and kinetics of hepatitis E viral RNA and IgM antibody test positivity in a genotype 1 outbreak in South Sudan
BACKGROUND: Diagnostics are essential for understanding hepatitis E epidemiology, but the field performance of available tests remains …
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Geographical shifting of cholera burden in Africa and its implications for disease control
Cholera outbreaks cause substantial morbidity and mortality in Africa, yet changes in the geographic distribution of cholera burden …
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Evolving infectious disease dynamics shape school-based intervention effectiveness
School-based interventions during epidemics are often controversial, as experienced during the COVID-19 pandemic, where reducing …
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Protection from killed whole-cell cholera vaccines: a systematic review and meta-analysis
BACKGROUND: Killed whole-cell oral cholera vaccines (kOCVs) are a standard prevention and control measure in cholera-endemic areas and …
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Rapid tests as a practical alternative to slide agglutination for the confirmation of V. cholerae O1
Slide agglutination for serogroup and/or serotype identification is a crucial step for confirming cholera by culture. Rapid diagnostic …
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Understanding influences of care-seeking behaviors for diarrheal illnesses: A qualitative meta-synthesis
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Whole genome sequencing and transmission analysis of Vibrio cholerae isolates from Eastern and Southern Africa: a genomic epidemiology study
BACKGROUND: Despite ongoing containment and vaccination efforts, cholera remains prevalent in many countries in sub-Saharan Africa. …
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Expanding cholera serosurveillance to vaccinated populations
Mass oral cholera vaccination campaigns targeted at subnational areas with high incidence are central to global cholera elimination …
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High confidence and demand for hepatitis E vaccine during an outbreak in Bentiu, South Sudan: A qualitative study
In 2021 in response to an outbreak of hepatitis E in Bentiu internally displaced persons camp the South Sudanese Ministry of Health …
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Continued T12 transmission and shared antibiotic resistance during 2018-2023 Vibrio cholerae outbreaks in Cameroon
Seventh pandemic Vibrio cholerae was first identified in Cameroon in 1971, causing several sporadic disease clusters with few cases. …
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