Lakes as Source of Cholera Outbreaks, Democratic Republic of Congo

Bompangue, Didier; Giraudoux, Patrick; Handschumacher, Pascal; Piarroux, Martine; Sudre, Bertrand; Ekwanzala, Mosiana; Kebela, Ilunga; Piarroux, Renaud

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Lakes as Source of Cholera Outbreaks, Democratic Republic of Congo

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May 2008
By Bompangue, Didier ; Giraudoux, Patrick ; Handschumacher, Pascal ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:

Bompangue, Didier ; Giraudoux, Patrick ; Handschumacher, Pascal ; Piarroux, Martine ; Sudre, Bertrand ; Ekwanzala, Mosiana ; Kebela, Ilunga ; Piarroux, Renaud
Description:

We studied the epidemiology of cholera in Katanga and Eastern Kasai, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, by compiling a database including all cases recorded from 2000 through 2005. Results show that lakes were the sources of outbreaks and demonstrate the inadequacy of the strategy used to combat cholera.
Subjects:

Adolescent Adult Child Child, Preschool Disease Outbreaks Dispatch Fresh Water Humans Incidence Vibrio Cholerae O1
Source:

Emerg Infect Dis. 14(5):798-800.
Document Type:

Journal Article
Place as Subject:

Democratic Republic of the Congo
Location:

Africa
Volume:

14
Issue:

5
Collection(s):

Emerging Infectious Diseases
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urn:sha256:22432ef74db122347f96a0cd1e0c1d5a49629aefb4a43c4294f4c548b47470b4
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https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/17055/cdc_17055_DS1.pdf
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