Strategies to Prevent Cholera Introduction during International Personnel Deployments: A Computational Modeling Analysis Based on the 2010 Haiti Outbreak
Lewnard JA, Antillón M, Gonsalves G, Miller AM, Ko AI, Pitzer VE. Strategies to Prevent Cholera Introduction during International Personnel Deployments: A Computational Modeling Analysis Based on the 2010 Haiti Outbreak. PLOS Medicine 2016, 13: e1001947. PMID: 26812236, PMCID: PMC4727895, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001947.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCholeraCholera VaccinesComputer SimulationDisease OutbreaksFemaleHaitiHumansInternationalityMalePersonnel Staffing and SchedulingUnited NationsVaccinationConceptsOral cholera vaccineProbability of casesAntimicrobial chemoprophylaxisCholera vaccineOral cholera vaccinationAntimicrobial regimensProphylactic efficacyAsymptomatic carriageCholera vaccinationAsymptomatic carriersIncidence rateLargest cholera epidemicCholera epidemicChemoprophylaxisCholera incidence ratesFalse-positive test outcomesVaccinationFirst weekDiagnostic screeningAntimicrobial chemotherapyHaiti cholera epidemicIntervention strategiesVaccineIndependent panelCholera importation