Toward Cholera Elimination, Haiti

Stanislas Rebaudet, Patrick Dély, Jacques Boncy, Jean Hugues Henrys, Renaud Piarroux

Emerging infectious diseases · 2021 · 31 citations · 10 references

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This study describes the apparent discontinuation of cholera transmission in Haiti since February 2019. Because vulnerabilities persist and vaccination remains limited, our findings suggest that case-area targeted interventions conducted by rapid response teams played a key role. We question the presence of environmental reservoirs in Haiti and discuss progress toward elimination.

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