Lakes as Source of Cholera Outbreaks, Democratic Republic of Congo

We studied the epidemiology of cholera in Katanga and Eastern Kasai, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, by compiling a database including all cases recorded from 2000 through 2005. Results show that lakes were the sources of outbreaks and demonstrate the inadequacy of the strategy used to combat c...

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Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Bompangue, Didier, Giraudoux, Patrick, Handschumacher, Pascal, Piarroux, Martine, Sudre, Bertrand, Ekwanzala, Mosiana, Kebela, Ilunga, Piarroux, Renaud
Μορφή: Κείμενο
Γλώσσα:English
Έκδοση: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2008
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Διαθέσιμο Online:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2600234/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18439365
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1405.071260
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Περίληψη:We studied the epidemiology of cholera in Katanga and Eastern Kasai, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, by compiling a database including all cases recorded from 2000 through 2005. Results show that lakes were the sources of outbreaks and demonstrate the inadequacy of the strategy used to combat cholera.

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