Oral Cholera Vaccine Coverage during an Outbreak and Humanitarian Crisis, Iraq, 2015.
Emerg Infect Dis
; 23(1): 38-45, 2017 01.
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ABSTRACT
During November-December 2015, as part of the 2015 cholera outbreak response in Iraq, the Iraqi Ministry of Health targeted ≈255,000 displaced persons >1 year of age with 2 doses of oral cholera vaccine (OCV). All persons who received vaccines were living in selected refugee camps, internally displaced persons camps, and collective centers. We conducted a multistage cluster survey to obtain OCV coverage estimates in 10 governorates that were targeted during the campaign. In total, 1,226 household and 5,007 individual interviews were conducted. Overall, 2-dose OCV coverage in the targeted camps was 87% (95% CI 85%-89%). Two-dose OCV coverage in the 3 northern governorates (91%; 95% CI 87%-94%) was higher than that in the 7 southern and central governorates (80%; 95% CI 77%-82%). The experience in Iraq demonstrates that OCV campaigns can be successfully implemented as part of a comprehensive response to cholera outbreaks among high-risk populations in conflict settings.
Mots clés
Iraq; bacteria; cholera; civil conflicts; enteric infections; humanitarian crisis; humanitarian emergency; immunization; internally displaced persons; internally displaced persons camps; internally displaced persons collective centers; oral cholera vaccine; outbreaks; refugee camps; refugees; vaccination; vaccine coverage; vaccines
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Collection:
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Base de données:
MEDLINE
Sujet principal:
Population de passage et migrants
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Vaccins anticholériques
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Choléra
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Épidémies de maladies
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Conflits armés
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Couverture vaccinale
Limites:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
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Middle aged
Pays/Région comme sujet:
Asia
Langue:
En
Journal:
Emerg Infect Dis
Sujet du journal:
DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS
Année:
2017
Type de document:
Article