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Cholera Vaccines
Data on cholera vaccines published by investigators at International Center for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Infectious Diseases Division
March 15th, 2008
New investigation results, 'Private demand for cholera vaccines in rural Matlab, Bangladesh,' are detailed in a study published in Health Policy. In this recent report, researchers in Dhaka, Bangladesh conducted a study "To estimate household willingness to pay (WTP) for cholera vaccines in a rural area of Bangladesh, which had participated in a 1985 oral cholera vaccine trial. A contingent valuation study was undertaken in Matlab, Bangladesh in summer 2005." "All respondents (N=591) received a description of a cholera vaccine that was 50% effective for 3 years and had negligible side effects. Respondents were asked how many vaccines they would purchase for their...
Source: Law & Health Weekly (2008-03-15)
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