Epidemic cholera in Guinea-Bissau: The challenge of preventing deaths in rural West Africa

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 8-13

  Gunnlaugsson, Geir ^a,b   Angulo, Frederick J ^c   Einarsdóttir, Jónína ^d   Passa, Alberto ^a   Tauxe, Robert V ^c  

^a Regional Health Board of Biombo   (Guinea-Bissau)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^d STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Africa; Developing country; Epidemiology; Morality; Surveillance; Vibrio cholerae O1

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; CHOLERA; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; RURAL HEALTH CARE; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

EID: 0034054080     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1201-9712(00)90059-6     Document Type: Article

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