Risk Factors Early in the 2010 Cholera Epidemic, Haiti

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  O’Connor, Katherine A. ; Cartwright, Emily ; Loharikar, Anagha ; Routh, Janell ; Gaines, Joanna ; Fouché, Marie-Délivrance Bernadette ; Jean-Louis, Reginald ; Ayers, Tracy ; Johnson, Dawn ; Tappero, Jordan W. ; Roels, Thierry H. ; Archer, W. Roodly ; Dahourou, Georges A. ; Mintz, Eric ; Quick, Robert ; Mahon, Barbara E.
• Description:
  During the early weeks of the cholera outbreak that began in Haiti in October 2010, we conducted a case-control study to identify risk factors. Drinking treated water was strongly protective against illness. Our results highlight the effectiveness of safe water in cholera control.
• Subjects:
  • Dispatch
  • bacteria
  • enteric infections
  • waterborne infections
  • Vibrio cholerae
  • cholera
  • diarrhea
  • water
  • sanitation
  • epidemic
  More +
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 17(11):2136-2138.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Haiti
• Location:
  Caribbean
• Volume:
  17
• Issue:
  11
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/23741/cdc_23741_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 185.61 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:b9ed4c93e4329e3904a87951e333365ba8c4a7f8dcaacfa69b9475df9cc023f9