A description of a pre-emptive typhoid Vi capsular polysaccharide vaccination campaign after the 2015 earthquake in Nepal and vaccine effectiveness evaluation

A description of a pre-emptive typhoid Vi capsular polysaccharide vaccination campaign after the 2015 earthquake in Nepal and vaccine effectiveness evaluation

Abstract Background A 7.8 R scale earthquake hit Nepal in April 2015 and caused about 9000 deaths along with damage to infrastructure, including the water and sewage system. Bhaktapur was one of the highly affected districts. A typhoid vaccination campaign (pre-emptive) was carried out among childre...

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Main Authors: Bhim Gopal Dhoubhadel, Ikumi Sawada, Dhruba Shrestha, Yoshifumi Fukuya, Ganendra Bhakta Raya, Eric Ipyn Nébié, Yumiko Hayashi, Rasila Pasakhala, Motoi Suzuki, Konosuke Morimoto, Christopher M. Parry, Koya Ariyoshi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-01-01
Series:Tropical Medicine and Health
Subjects:
Polysaccharide vaccine
Pre-emptive vaccination
Typhoid
Earthquake
Nepal
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s41182-024-00580-w

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s41182-024-00580-w

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