title: Feasibility of a mass vaccination campaign using a two-dose oral cholera vaccine in an urban cholera-endemic setting in Mozambique.
abstract: We conducted a study to assess the feasibility and the potential vaccine coverage of a mass vaccination campaign using a two-dose oral cholera vaccine in an urban endemic neighbourhood of Beira, Mozambique. The campaign was conducted from December 2003 to January 2004. Overall 98,152 doses were administered, and vaccine coverage of the target population was 58.6% and 53.6% for the first and second rounds, respectively. The direct cost of the campaign, which excludes the price of the vaccine, amounted to slightly over 90,000 dollars, resulting in the cost per fully vaccinated person of 2.09 dollars, which is relatively high. However, in endemic settings where outbreaks are likely to occur, integrating cholera vaccination into the routine activities of the public health system could reduce such costs.
authors.affiliation: Epicentre, Paris, France. philippe.cavailler@epicentre.msf.org
authors.forename: Philippe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Cavailler
authors.forename: Marcelino
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lucas
authors.forename: Valerie
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Perroud
authors.forename: Margaret
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: McChesney
authors.forename: Sonia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ampuero
authors.forename: Philippe J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Guérin
authors.forename: Dominique
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Legros
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nierle
authors.forename: Claude
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mahoudeau
authors.forename: Bruno
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lab
authors.forename: Pierre
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kahozi
authors.forename: Jacqueline L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Deen
authors.forename: Lorenz
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: von Seidlein
authors.forename: Xuan-Yi
authors.initials: XY
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Mahesh
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Puri
authors.forename: Mohammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ali
authors.forename: John D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Clemens
authors.forename: Francisco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Songane
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Baptista
authors.forename: Fauzia
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ismael
authors.forename: Avertino
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Barreto
authors.forename: Claire-Lise
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Chaignat
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002771:Cholera / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D032541:Mass Vaccination / Q000191:economics; D009073:Mozambique / Q000453:epidemiology