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Objective To describe the implementation of case-area targeted interventions to reduce cholera transmission using a
Maroua, the capital of Far North Cameroon, is frequently affected by outbreaks of waterborne diseases.
Household members of diarrhea patients are at higher risk of developing diarrheal diseases (>100 times for cholera) than the gene
Background: Cholera poses a significant global health burden.
Globally, cholera epidemics continue to challenge disease control.
Bucket chlorination (where workers stationed at water sources manually add chlorine solution to recipients’ water containers during
The risk for cholera infection is >100 times higher for household contacts of cholera patients during the week after the index pa
Background: Cholera remains a serious public health threat in Asia, Africa and in parts of the Americas.
A simple method for filtering water to reduce the incidence of cholera was tested in a field trial in Matlab, Bangladesh, and proved