Epidemic Cholera in a Crowded Urban Environment, Port-au-Prince, Haiti

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Dunkle, Stacie E. ; Mba-Jonas, Adamma ; Loharikar, Anagha ; Fouché, Bernadette ; Peck, Mireille ; Ayers, Tracy ; Archer, W. Roodly ; De Rochars, Valery M. Beau ; Bender, Thomas ; Moffett, Daphne B. ; Tappero, Jordan W. ; Dahourou, George ; Roels, Thierry H. ; Quick, Robert
• Description:
  We conducted a case-control study to investigate factors associated with epidemic cholera. Water treatment and handwashing may have been protective, highlighting the need for personal hygiene for cholera prevention in contaminated urban environments. We also found a diverse diet, a possible proxy for improved nutrition, was protective against cholera.
• Subjects:
  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 And Over
  • Case-Control Studies
  • Child
  • Cholera
  • Crowding
  • Epidemics
  • Female
  More +
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 17(11):2143-2146.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Haiti
• Volume:
  17
• Issue:
  11
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/23733/cdc_23733_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 181.22 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:22c8b9a7d3621879c1bcb72c947ec9b8d15d01718ebea06f736c21f376dec7f7