[Anticholera vaccines and vaccination]

Abstract

Cholera is still an important diarrhoeal disease in developing countries. The impact of cholera out-break is tremendous for a country at human and economic level. WHO estimates that diarrhoeal diseases cause about 2.8 million deaths per year in developing countries. Officially, cholera is causing around 120,000 deaths per year. The poorest population (from slums and refugee camps) are the most vulnerable target for cholera infection. Development of simple cheap and effective vaccine is highly recommended. This article aims at giving an update on the currently available and future vaccines for the prevention of diarrhoea due to Vibrio cholerae O1 and O139.