Notes from the field: Salmonella typhi infections associated with contaminated water - Zimbabwe, October 2011-May 2012

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 61, Issue 23, 2012, Pages 435-

  Chonzi, Prosper ^a   Mungofa, Stanley ^a   Mukeredzi, Innocent ^a   Duri, Clement ^a   Kilmarx, Peter H ^b   Dhliwayo, Panganai ^b   Kweza, Patience ^c   Kuonza, Lazarus ^c   Juma, Jane ^d   Jagero, Geofrey ^d   Mintz, Eric ^e   Imanishi, Maho ^f   O'Connor, Katherine A ^f   Slayton, Rachel B ^f  

^a Portia Manangazira   (United States)

^b Division of Global HIV AIDS   (Zimbabwe)

^c National Institute of Communicable Diseases   (South Africa)

^d Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Kenya   (Kenya)

^e NATIONAL CENTER FOR EMERGING AND ZOONOTIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^f CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

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EID: 84864998374     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: 1545861X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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