Jean Patrick Ouamba, Nicole Fouda Mbarga, Iza Ciglenecki, Ruwan Ratnayake, Dora Tchiasso, Flavio Finger, Nicolas Peyraud, Iscander Mounchili, Thierry Boyom, Cyrille Yonta, Liliane Nwatchok, Moustapha Mouhamadou, Christine Ekedi, Johne Marcel, Francisco Luquero, Faustin Ekah, Adidja Amani, Modeste Tamakloe, Yap Boum, Linda Esso
OBJECTIVE: To describe the implementation of case-area targeted interventions to reduce cholera transmission using a rapid, localized response in Kribi district, Cameroon. METHODS: We used a cross-sectional design to study the implementation of case-area targeted interventions. We initiated interventions after rapid diagnostic test confirmation of a case of cholera. We targeted households within a 100-250 metre perimeter around the index case (spatial targeting)...
March 1, 2023: Bulletin of the World Health Organization