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Introduction of Cholera Vaccine in Bangladesh

This study will examine the effectiveness of intervention with an oral cholera vaccine and the effectiveness of a hand washing and home water treatment behavior change in reducing diarrhea due to cholera in Bangladesh.

Title: Introduction of Cholera Vaccine in Bangladesh

Principal Investigator: Pavani Kalluri Ram, MD

Funding Agency: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research (icddr,b)

Period: 01/01/11 - 12/31/13

Abstract: This study will examine the effectiveness of intervention with an oral cholera vaccine and the effectiveness of a hand washing and home water treatment behavior change in reducing diarrhea due to cholera in Bangladesh.

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