A cluster of acute diarrhea suspected to be cholera in French travelers in Haiti, December 2010

Journal of Travel Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 189-191

  Rachel, Haus Cheymol ^a   Rafaëlle, Theodose ^b   Marie, Laure Quilici ^c   Gérard, Chevallier ^d   Bernard, Liautaud ^b   Fathi, Ktari ^e   Joseph, Garcia ^f   Franck De, Laval ^a   René, Migliani ^a  

^a Centre d'Épidémiologie   (France)

^b Centre Hospitalier et Universitaire de Fort de France   (France)

^c INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^d Embassy of France in Haiti ^*  (Haïti)

^e SAMU   (France)

^f Medical Service of French Police Force   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOXYCYCLINE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACUTE DIARRHEA; ARTICLE; CHOLERA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEHYDRATION; FOOD INTAKE; FRANCE; HUMAN; NAUSEA; POLICE; RAW FOOD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TRAVEL; VEGETABLE; VOMITING;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIMALARIALS; CHOLERA; COHORT STUDIES; DIARRHEA; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DOXYCYCLINE; FOODBORNE DISEASES; FRANCE; HAITI; HUMANS; POLICE; RELIEF WORK; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRAVEL; VOLUNTARY WORKERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84860257484     PISSN: 11951982     EISSN: 17088305     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1708-8305.2012.00607.x     Document Type: Article

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