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Passive, health center-based assessment of adverse events following oral cholera immunization in Nampula city, Mozambique

Rafael, Florentina; Chicumbe, Sergio; Cavailler, Philippe; Barata, Américo; Langa, José Paulo M2.
Vaccine; 35 (45), 2017
Background An immunization campaign using a two-dose regimen of Shanchol™ oral cholera vaccine (OCV) was implemented in the six most vulnerable neighborhoods of Nampula city, Mozambique. Of the 1292 suspected cholera cases reported in the city from September 2015 to July 2016, 66% of them originated in...
Administration, Oral, Adverse Drug Reaction Reporting Systems, Cholera Vaccines, Cholera/prevention & control, Cholera Vaccines/adverse effects, Mozambique, Population Surveillance/methods
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Spontaneous adverse drug reaction reporting in rural districts of Mozambique

Mehta, ushma; Bares, karen; Sevene, esperança; Patel, sam; Mariano, alda; Machai, maria; Dodoo, alexander; Vilardell, david; Carné, xavier.
Drug saf; 31 (10), 2008
Background: The roll out of various public health programmes involving mass administration of medicines calls for the deployment of responsive pharmacovigilance systems to permit identification of signals of rare or even common adverse reactions. In developing countries in Africa, these systems are mostl...
Adverse Drug Reaction Reporting Systems, Antimalarials/adverse effects, Antimalarials/classification, Community Pharmacy Services, Public Health/methods, Rural Population/statistics & numerical data, Organization and Administration/statistics & numerical data, Mozambique
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