Cholera vaccines are vaccines that are effective at preventing cholera. Malaria, typhus and cholera were rampant. This can result in infectious diseases, such as gastroenteritis, cholera, and typhoid, among others. An initial response was to vaccinate residents for typhoid and cholera. The company also manufactures pharmaceuticals for infectious diseases like cholera and typhoid. Epidemics like cholera and yellow fever killed thousands. These include diseases such as dengue, malaria, cholera, and colds. In 1996, an outbreak of measles, cholera, and bacterial meningitis occurred in Nigeria. The Spanish suffered heavy losses due to a cholera or dysentery outbreak. Examples include rabies, anthrax, cholera and smallpox. Casualties from disease, particularly cholera and malaria, were far higher. Rumors of an outbreak of cholera in March 1849 exacerbated these medical concerns. He died in Paris during an epidemic of cholera. Surveillance and prompt reporting allow for containing cholera epidemics rapidly. Suzanne Voilquin writes of assisting during the cholera epidemic of 1834.