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    Below are links to relevant policy documents related to cholera from the CDC, UNICEF, and WHO.

    National Case Definitions

    • 1996 Cholera (Vibrio cholerae O1/O139)
    • 1995 Cholera (Vibrio cholerae O1/O139)
    • 1990 Cholera (Vibrio cholerae O1)

    WHO Outbreak Detection Case Definitions

    • 2019 Cholera (Vibrio cholerae O1/O139)
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    Policy Recommendations and Plans

    • PAHO. Resurgence of cholera in Haiti
    • PAHO. Plan for elimination of cholera in Hispaniola
    • Global Task Force on Cholera Control. Ending Cholera – A Global Roadmap to 2030 [PDF – 32 pages]
    • GTFCC. Ending Cholera – A Global Roadmap to 2030 [PDF – 32 pages]
    • GTFCC. National Cholera Plan
    • UNICEF. Cholera Toolkit: prevention, preparedness and response (page 9) [PDF – 280 pages]
    • UNICEF. Framework for Developing an Integrated Communication Strategy for the Introduction of Oral Cholera Vaccine in Cholera Prevention and Control Programmes [PDF – 92 pages]
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    Disease Burden

    • Ali M, Nelson AR, Lopez AL, Sack DA. Updated Global Burden of Cholera in Endemic Countries. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2015;9(6): e0003832.
    • Ali M, Lopez A, You Y, Kim Y, Sah B, Maskery B, Clemens J. The global burden of cholera. Bull World Health Organ. 2012;90(3):209-18A.
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    • Global WASH Health Burden
    • Global Diarrhea Burden
    • Household Water Treatment and Safe Water Storage
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    Last Reviewed: October 12, 2022
    Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID), Division of Foodborne, Waterborne, and Environmental Diseases (DFWED)
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      • Non-cholera Vibrio cholerae Infections
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      • Laboratory Testing for Choleraplus icon
        • Crystal® VC Rapid Diagnostic Test (RDT) Procedure
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      • Rehydration Therapy
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      • Five Basic Cholera Prevention Steps
      • How Family Members Can Prevent Cholera
      • Infection Control for Cholera in Health Care Settings
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      • CDC Works With Global Partners to End Cholera
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      • Clinical Presentation & Management in Haiti
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        • CDC Responds to Cholera Outbreak in Haitiplus icon
          • Public Health in Haiti
          • Haiti Pre-decision Brief
        • Cholera in Haiti: One Year Later
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