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Vaccination would curb Haitian cholera

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Targeting limited doses on those most at risk could save thousand of lives, say researchers.

Vaccination would help to address the current cholera epidemic in Haiti, say US researchers. They believe the measure should be deployed alongside efforts to provide clean drinking water and improved sewage treatment.

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  1. Chao, D. L., Halloran, M. E. & Longini, I. M. Jr Proc. Natl Acad. Sci. USA advance online publication doi:10.1073/pnas.1102149108 (2011).

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Brower, V. Vaccination would curb Haitian cholera. Nature (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/news.2011.226

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