Cholera prevention and control in Asian countries.

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2018
Cholera remains a major public health problem in many countries. Poor sanitation and inappropriate clean water supply, insufficient health literacy and community mobilization, absence of national plans and cross-border collaborations are major factors impeding optimal control of cholera in endemic countries. In March 2017, a group of experts from 10 Asian cholera-prone countries that belong to the Initiative against Diarrheal and Enteric Diseases in Africa and Asia (IDEA), together with representatives from the World Health Organization, the US National Institutes of Health, International Vaccine Institute, Agence de médecine préventive, NGOs (Save the Children) and UNICEF, met in Hanoi (Vietnam) to share progress in terms of prevention and control interventions on water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH), surveillance and oral cholera vaccine use. This paper reports on the country situation, gaps identified in terms of cholera prevention and control and strategic interventions to bridge these gaps.
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Authors Ahmed, Mesbah Uddin;Baquilod, Mario;Deola, Claudio;Tu, Nguyen Dong;Anh, Dang Duc;Grasso, Cindy;Gautam, Anu;Hamzah, Wan Mansor;Heng, Seng;Iamsirithaworn, Sopon;Kadim, Musal;Kar, S K;Le Thi Quynh, Mai;Lopez, Anna Lena;Lynch, Julia;Memon, Iqbal;Mengel, Martin;Long, Vu Ngoc;Pandey, Basu Dev;Quadri, Firdausi;Saadatian-Elahi, Mitra;Gupta, Sanjukta Sen;Sultan, Ashraf;Sur, Dipika;Tan, Dang Quang;Ha, Hoang Thi Thu;Hein, Nguyen Tran;Lan, Phan Trong;Upreti, Shyam Raj;Endtz, Hubert;Ganguly, N K;Legros, Dominique;Picot, Valentina;Nair, G Balakrish;
Journal BMC proceedings
Year 2018
DOI 10.1186/s12919-018-0158-1
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Keywords
water cholera asia cholera vaccine idea sanitation and hygiene (wash)

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