Epidemiology of <i>Vibrio cholerae</i> Infections in the Households of Cholera Patients in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: PICHA7 WASHmobile Prospective Cohort Study
The findings indicate a high risk of cholera among contacts of cholera patients in this urban cholera endemic setting, and the need for targeted water treatment and hygiene interventions to prevent household transmission of V. cholerae.
Authors
- Jean‐Claude Bisimwa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-8906-7653)
- Ghislain Maheshe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2227-5999)
- Christine Marie George (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9219-0953)
- Camille Williams (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9229-6280)
- Daniel T. Leung (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8401-0801)
- Kelly Endres (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3427-298X)
- David A. Sack (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9338-5119)
- Alain Mwishingo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8743-4295)
- Jamie Perin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5482-6620)
- Justin Bengehya
- Shubhanshi Trivedi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6891-2290)
- Kilee L Davis
- Presence Sanvura (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-8240-2562)
- Lucien Bisimwa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5570-5807)
- Alves Namunesha
- Willy Felicien
- Cirhuza Cikomola
Institutions
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- University of Utah (US)
- Université Catholique de Bukavu (CD)
- Ministère De La Santé (BF)
- Ministère de la Santé (LU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2025-08-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciaf418
- Primary Topic
- Vibrio bacteria research studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00