Suspected Outbreak of Riboflavin Deficiency among Populations Reliant on Food Assistance: A Case Study of Drought-Stricken Karamoja, Uganda, 2009–2010

BACKGROUND: In 2009, a humanitarian response was launched to address a food security and livelihoods crisis in Karamoja, Uganda. During a polio immunization campaign in mid-August 2009, health workers in Nakapiripit District reported a concern about an increase in mouth sores, or angular stomatitis...

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Autores principales: Nichols, Erin K., Talley, Leisel E., Birungi, Nelly, McClelland, Amanda, Madraa, Elizabeth, Chandia, Agnes B., Nivet, Jacqueline, Flores-Ayala, Rafael, Serdula, Mary K.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2013
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3642060/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23658790
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0062976

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3642060/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23658790
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0062976

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