Comparing alternative cholera vaccination strategies in Maela refugee camp: using a transmission model in public health practice

Abstract Background Cholera is a major public health concern in displaced-person camps, which often contend with overcrowding and scarcity of resources. Maela, the largest and longest-standing refugee camp in Thailand, located along the Thai-Burmese border, experienced four cholera outbreaks between...

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Main Authors: Joshua Havumaki, Rafael Meza, Christina R. Phares, Kashmira Date, Marisa C. Eisenberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-12-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-019-4688-6