Vaccines can prevent diseases that threaten children in the developing world
Cholera
1.3 billion at risk | 2.8 million cases 95,000 deaths
- Linked with poverty, poor sanitation and lack of
clean drinking water
- Causes deadly outbreaks in humanitarian crises
- Children under 5 most affected
Typhoid Fever
11.9 million cases | 129,000 deaths
- Prevalent in settings with no access to clean water, good hygiene or sanitation
- Severe cases can be fatal for young children
- Current vaccines don’t protect infants
Dengue
390 million infections | 50% world population at risk
- Major cause of illness and death in children in Asia and Latin America
- Mosquito-borne viral infection in tropical and sub-tropical climates
- Rapid spread due to effects of globalization
MERS
Over 2,220 cases | 790 deaths since 2012
- First found in Saudi Arabia in 2012 and spread to 27 countries
- Relatively little known about virus and disease; no vaccine or treatment exists
- Major outbreak in South Korea in 2015 – 186 cases and 36 deaths
