Policy and Recommendations
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
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]
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.