An outbreak of acute watery diarrhoea occurs in a refugee camp in South Sudan. Stool from several patients grows Vibrio cholerae O1, biotype El Tor, s...

Question

An outbreak of acute watery diarrhoea occurs in a refugee camp in South Sudan. Stool from several patients grows Vibrio cholerae O1, biotype El Tor, serotype Ogawa. What is the primary public health intervention to control a cholera outbreak?

Accepted Answer

Provision of safe water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) interventions

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Mass antibiotic prophylaxis with doxycycline

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Mass vaccination with parenteral cholera vaccine

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Quarantine of all affected individuals

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Closure of the refugee camp

uk-dtmh MCQ (SBA): Cholera Outbreak Control

An outbreak of acute watery diarrhoea occurs in a refugee camp in South Sudan. Stool from several patients grows Vibrio cholerae O1, biotype El Tor, serotype Ogawa. What is the primary public health intervention to control a cholera outbreak?