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Response to an unusual outbreak in a high-risk situation

In 2010, a series of lead poisoning outbreaks linked to artisanal gold processing killed at least 400 young children in Zamfara State in northwestern Nigeria. There were several efforts to respond to the outbreaks as they occurred. Subsequent recurrence of lead poisoning outbreaks within Zamfara and...

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Autores principales:	Dalhat, Mahmood Muazu, Fawole, Olufunmilayo Ibitola, Nguku, Patrick Mboya, Park, Meeyoung Mattie, Hall, Casey Daniel, Sani-Gwarzo, Nasir
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	The African Field Epidemiology Network 2017
Materias:	Case Study
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5500940/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28721171 http://dx.doi.org/10.11604/pamj.supp.2017.27.1.12566

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