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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.
Targeted interventions have been delivered to neighbors of cholera cases in major epidemic responses globally despite limited eviden
Methods and findings We developed a micro-simulation model and calibrated it to both the epidemic curve and the sma
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.
Household water treatment (HWTS) methods, such as boiling or chlorination, have long been recommended in emergencies.
A simple method for filtering water to reduce the incidence of cholera was tested in a field trial in Matlab, Bangladesh, and proved