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Assessing the risk factors of cholera epidemic in the Buea Health District of Cameroon

BACKGROUND: Cholera is an acute diarrheal disease caused by the bacterium, Vibrio cholerae. A cholera epidemic occurred in Cameroon in 2010. After a cholera-free period at the end of 2010, new cases started appearing in early 2011. The disease affected 23,152 people and killed 843, with the South We...

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Autores principales: Nsagha, Dickson Shey, Atashili, Julius, Fon, Peter Nde, Tanue, Elvis Asangbeng, Ayima, Charlotte Wenze, Kibu, Odette Dzemo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4650512/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26577770
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-015-2485-8