Oral vaccines provide protection in 52% of cases the first year following vaccination and in 62% of cases the second year. There are two variants of the oral vaccine currently in use: WC-rBS and BivWC. WC-rBS (marketed as `Dukoral`) is a monovalent inactivated vaccine containing killed whole cells of V. cholerae O1 plus additional recombinant ch.....
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A killed bacteria vaccine containing equal portions of the inaba and ogawa strains of vibrio cholerae, used for immunization against cholera. It enhances protection in adults for about six months, but does not reduce faecal shedding of bacteria or reduce disease transmission. Other cholera vaccines are under development. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
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a preparation of killed Vibrio cholerae, administered intradermally, subcutaneously, or intramuscularly for immunization against cholera.
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Type: Term Definitions: 1. an inactivated suspension of Inaba and Ogawa strains of Vibrio cholerae grown either on agar or in broth and preserved with phenol.
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