Cholera epidemic associated with raw vegetables - Lusaka, Zambia, 2003-2004

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 53, Issue 34, 2004, Pages 783-786

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ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHOLERA; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; FOOD HANDLING; HUMAN; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; VEGETABLE; ZAMBIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHOLERA; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; FOOD HANDLING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; VEGETABLES; ZAMBIA;

EID: 4344602600     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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