Cholera outbreak in southern Tanzania: risk factors and patterns of transmission.

To identify risk factors and describe the pattern of spread of the 1997 cholera epidemic in a rural area (Ifakara) in southern Tanzania, we conducted a prospective hospital-based, matched case- control study, with analysis based on the first 180 cases and 360 matched controls. Bathing in the river,...

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Autores principales: Acosta, C J, Galindo, C M, Kimario, J, Senkoro, K, Urassa, H, Casals, C, Corachán, M, Eseko, N, Tanner, M, Mshinda, H, Lwilla, F, Vila, J, Alonso, P L
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Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2001
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2631835/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11485679
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author Acosta, C J
Galindo, C M
Kimario, J
Senkoro, K
Urassa, H
Casals, C
Corachán, M
Eseko, N
Tanner, M
Mshinda, H
Lwilla, F
Vila, J
Alonso, P L
author_facet Acosta, C J
Galindo, C M
Kimario, J
Senkoro, K
Urassa, H
Casals, C
Corachán, M
Eseko, N
Tanner, M
Mshinda, H
Lwilla, F
Vila, J
Alonso, P L
author_sort Acosta, C J
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description To identify risk factors and describe the pattern of spread of the 1997 cholera epidemic in a rural area (Ifakara) in southern Tanzania, we conducted a prospective hospital-based, matched case- control study, with analysis based on the first 180 cases and 360 matched controls. Bathing in the river, long distance to water source, and eating dried fish were significantly associated with risk for cholera. Toxigenic Vibrio cholerae O1, biotype El Tor, serotype Ogawa, was isolated in samples from Ifakara's main water source and patients' stools. DNA molecular analyses showed identical patterns for all isolates.
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spelling pubmed-26318352009-05-20 Cholera outbreak in southern Tanzania: risk factors and patterns of transmission. Acosta, C J Galindo, C M Kimario, J Senkoro, K Urassa, H Casals, C Corachán, M Eseko, N Tanner, M Mshinda, H Lwilla, F Vila, J Alonso, P L Emerg Infect Dis Research Article To identify risk factors and describe the pattern of spread of the 1997 cholera epidemic in a rural area (Ifakara) in southern Tanzania, we conducted a prospective hospital-based, matched case- control study, with analysis based on the first 180 cases and 360 matched controls. Bathing in the river, long distance to water source, and eating dried fish were significantly associated with risk for cholera. Toxigenic Vibrio cholerae O1, biotype El Tor, serotype Ogawa, was isolated in samples from Ifakara's main water source and patients' stools. DNA molecular analyses showed identical patterns for all isolates. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2001 /pmc/articles/PMC2631835/ /pubmed/11485679 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited.
spellingShingle Research Article
Acosta, C J
Galindo, C M
Kimario, J
Senkoro, K
Urassa, H
Casals, C
Corachán, M
Eseko, N
Tanner, M
Mshinda, H
Lwilla, F
Vila, J
Alonso, P L
Cholera outbreak in southern Tanzania: risk factors and patterns of transmission.
title Cholera outbreak in southern Tanzania: risk factors and patterns of transmission.
title_full Cholera outbreak in southern Tanzania: risk factors and patterns of transmission.
title_fullStr Cholera outbreak in southern Tanzania: risk factors and patterns of transmission.
title_full_unstemmed Cholera outbreak in southern Tanzania: risk factors and patterns of transmission.
title_short Cholera outbreak in southern Tanzania: risk factors and patterns of transmission.
title_sort cholera outbreak in southern tanzania: risk factors and patterns of transmission.
topic Research Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2631835/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11485679
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