Cholera outbreak caused by drinking lake water contaminated with human faeces in Kaiso Village, Hoima District, Western Uganda, October 2015

BACKGROUND: On 12 October 2015, a cholera outbreak involving 65 cases and two deaths was reported in a fishing village in Hoima District, Western Uganda. Despite initial response by the local health department, the outbreak persisted. We conducted an investigation to identify the source and mode of...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Oguttu, David W., Okullo, A., Bwire, G., Nsubuga, P., Ario, A.R.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5634859/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28992811
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40249-017-0359-2

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5634859/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28992811
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40249-017-0359-2

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