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Aug 07, 2013

Aug 07, 2013

News Scan for Aug 07, 2013

UN and cholera in Haiti
H5N1 in Vietnam
Flu in older Latin Americans
CDC resource for travelers

Jan 26, 2011

Jan 26, 2011

Studies support reactive cholera vaccination

(CIDRAP News) – Against the backdrop of the ongoing cholera epidemic in Haiti, two studies released yesterday suggest that cholera vaccination campaigns launched in response to outbreaks can be worthwhile.

In a small case-control study conducted during an outbreak in Vietnam in 2008, vaccination was found to be 76% effective, according to one of the two reports published by PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases.

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