Feasibility of a Comprehensive Targeted Cholera Intervention in The Kathmandu Valley, Nepal

• Published in: The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene Vol. 100; no. 5; pp. 1088 - 1097
• Main Authors: Roskosky, Mellisa, Acharya, Bhim, Shakya, Geeta, Karki, Kshitij, Sekine, Kazutaka, Bajracharya, Deepak, von Seidlein, Lorenz, Devaux, Isabelle, Lopez, Anna Lena, Deen, Jacqueline, Sack, David A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Institute of Tropical Medicine 01.05.2019; The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Child; Cholera; Cholera - epidemiology; Cholera - prevention & control; Diarrhea - epidemiology; Diarrhea - microbiology; Disease Outbreaks - prevention & control; Early Medical Intervention - methods; Feasibility Studies; Female; Humans; Hygiene; Male; Middle Aged; Monsoons; Nepal - epidemiology; Residence Characteristics; Sanitation; Vibrio cholerae O1; Young Adult; Nepal

A comprehensive targeted intervention (CTI) was designed and deployed in the neighborhoods of cholera cases in the Kathmandu Valley with the intent of reducing rates among the neighbors of the case. This was a feasibility study to determine whether clinical centers, laboratories, and field teams wer...