Thursday, 15 July 2021

PRO/EDR> Cholera, diarrhea & dysentery update (21): Africa (Nigeria), Asia (India)

Cholera -- Nigeria
"Background: There are an estimated 1.3-4.0 million cases of cholera and 20 000-140 000 cholera-related deaths worldwide each year. The rice-based cholera toxin B subunit (CTB) vaccine [manufactured as a powder from the transgenic rice - Mod.LL], MucoRice-CTB, is an oral candidate vaccine that does not require a cold chain, has shown efficacy in animal models, and could be of benefit in places where there is a paucity of medical infrastructure. We aim to assess the safety, tolerability, and

Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?8521882&promed&0

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