Cholera epidemiology in Latin America and perspectives for eradication

Bulletin de l'Institut Pasteur

Volumn 96, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 217-226

  Kumate, Jesús ^a,d   Sepulveda J ^b   Gutierrez G ^c  

^a INSTITUTO MEXICANO DEL SEGURO SOCIAL   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD PÚBLICA   (Mexico)

^c Comision Nac de Accion en F ^*  (Mexico)

^d HOSPITAL DE ESPECIALIDADES   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Cholera; Diarrhoea; Epidemic outbreak; Epidemiology; Latin America; Perspectives; Review

Indexed keywords

CHOLERA TOXIN; CHOLERA VACCINE; DRINKING WATER;

ACUTE DIARRHEA; CHOLERA; CLINICAL TRIAL; EPIDEMIC; ERADICATION THERAPY; FATALITY; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; REVIEW; SANITATION; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA; VACCINATION; VIBRIO CHOLERAE; WATER CONTAMINATION;

EID: 0032193976     PISSN: 00202452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-2452(99)80002-5     Document Type: Note

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