Comparing alternative cholera vaccination strategies in Maela refugee camp: using a transmission model in public health practice.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cholera is a major public health concern in displaced-person camps, which often contend with overcrowding and scarcity of resources. Maela, the largest and longest-standing refugee camp in Thailand, located along the Thai-Burmese border, experienced four cholera outbreaks between 2005 and 2010. In 2013, a cholera vaccine campaign was implemented in the camp. To assist in the evaluation of the campaign and planning for subsequent campaigns, we developed a mathematical model of cholera in Maela.

Methods

We formulated a Susceptible-Infectious-Water-Recovered-based transmission model and estimated parameters using incidence data from 2010. We next evaluated the reduction in cases conferred by several immunization strategies, varying timing, effectiveness, and resource

SUBMITTER: Havumaki J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6925891 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature