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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.
Background: Cholera poses a significant global health burden.
Globally, cholera epidemics continue to challenge disease control.
Household spraying is a commonly implemented, yet an under-researched, cholera response intervention where a response team sprays su
In August 2015, an outbreak of cholera was reported in Tanzania.
Background In October 2010, Haiti was struck by a large-scale cholera epidemic.
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