Epidemic Cholera in a Crowded Urban Environment, Port-au-Prince, Haiti

We conducted a case–control study to investigate factors associated with epidemic cholera. Water treatment and handwashing may have been protective, highlighting the need for personal hygiene for cholera prevention in contaminated urban environments. We also found a diverse diet, a possible proxy fo...

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Autores principales: Dunkle, Stacie E., Mba-Jonas, Adamma, Loharikar, Anagha, Fouché, Bernadette, Peck, Mireille, Ayers, Tracy, Archer, W. Roodly, De Rochars, Valery M. Beau, Bender, Thomas, Moffett, Daphne B., Tappero, Jordan W., Dahourou, George, Roels, Thierry H., Quick, Robert
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3310575/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22099120
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1711.110772
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author Dunkle, Stacie E.
Mba-Jonas, Adamma
Loharikar, Anagha
Fouché, Bernadette
Peck, Mireille
Ayers, Tracy
Archer, W. Roodly
De Rochars, Valery M. Beau
Bender, Thomas
Moffett, Daphne B.
Tappero, Jordan W.
Dahourou, George
Roels, Thierry H.
Quick, Robert
author_facet Dunkle, Stacie E.
Mba-Jonas, Adamma
Loharikar, Anagha
Fouché, Bernadette
Peck, Mireille
Ayers, Tracy
Archer, W. Roodly
De Rochars, Valery M. Beau
Bender, Thomas
Moffett, Daphne B.
Tappero, Jordan W.
Dahourou, George
Roels, Thierry H.
Quick, Robert
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spelling pubmed-33105752012-04-10 Epidemic Cholera in a Crowded Urban Environment, Port-au-Prince, Haiti Dunkle, Stacie E. Mba-Jonas, Adamma Loharikar, Anagha Fouché, Bernadette Peck, Mireille Ayers, Tracy Archer, W. Roodly De Rochars, Valery M. Beau Bender, Thomas Moffett, Daphne B. Tappero, Jordan W. Dahourou, George Roels, Thierry H. Quick, Robert Emerg Infect Dis Dispatch We conducted a case–control study to investigate factors associated with epidemic cholera. Water treatment and handwashing may have been protective, highlighting the need for personal hygiene for cholera prevention in contaminated urban environments. We also found a diverse diet, a possible proxy for improved nutrition, was protective against cholera. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2011-11 /pmc/articles/PMC3310575/ /pubmed/22099120 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1711.110772 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 Dispatch
Dunkle, Stacie E.
Mba-Jonas, Adamma
Loharikar, Anagha
Fouché, Bernadette
Peck, Mireille
Ayers, Tracy
Archer, W. Roodly
De Rochars, Valery M. Beau
Bender, Thomas
Moffett, Daphne B.
Tappero, Jordan W.
Dahourou, George
Roels, Thierry H.
Quick, Robert
Epidemic Cholera in a Crowded Urban Environment, Port-au-Prince, Haiti
title Epidemic Cholera in a Crowded Urban Environment, Port-au-Prince, Haiti
title_full Epidemic Cholera in a Crowded Urban Environment, Port-au-Prince, Haiti
title_fullStr Epidemic Cholera in a Crowded Urban Environment, Port-au-Prince, Haiti
title_full_unstemmed Epidemic Cholera in a Crowded Urban Environment, Port-au-Prince, Haiti
title_short Epidemic Cholera in a Crowded Urban Environment, Port-au-Prince, Haiti
title_sort epidemic cholera in a crowded urban environment, port-au-prince, haiti
topic Dispatch
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3310575/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22099120
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1711.110772
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