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 Food Microbiology Hand Disinfection Humans Hygiene Male Middle Aged Risk Factors Urban Population Water Supply Young Adult

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 17(11):2143-2146.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Haiti
• Volume:
  17
• Issue:
  11
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:22c8b9a7d3621879c1bcb72c947ec9b8d15d01718ebea06f736c21f376dec7f7
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/23733/cdc_23733_DS1.pdf
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