dukoral
PRODUCT EXAMPLES
Product Examples
Dukoral is the oral, inactivated cholera vaccine with protection against diarrhea caused by ETEC, indicated for use in adults and children >2 years. Another vaccine, Mutacol, is also available in Canada, but it does not contain the non-toxic, recombinant cholera toxin B-subunit that provides protection against ETEC diarrhea (1).
References:
1. Committee to Advise on Tropical Medicine and Travel (CATMAT). An Advisory Committee Statement: Statement on New Oral Cholera and Travellers’ Diarrhea Vaccination. Can Comm Dis Rep. 2005:31;1-12.
References:
1. Committee to Advise on Tropical Medicine and Travel (CATMAT). An Advisory Committee Statement: Statement on New Oral Cholera and Travellers’ Diarrhea Vaccination. Can Comm Dis Rep. 2005:31;1-12.