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. 1990;68(3):303–312.

Development of vaccines against cholera and diarrhoea due to enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli: memorandum from a WHO meeting.

PMCID: PMC2393059  PMID: 2203550

Abstract

This Memorandum summarizes current knowledge on the epidemiology of cholera and diarrhoea due to enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) and outlines the results of recent research to develop an effective oral vaccine against cholera. The meeting reviewed current research on the protective antigens of ETEC and made a number of recommendations with the aim of stimulating further efforts towards the development of vaccines against disease caused by ETEC.

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