Recurrent epidemic cholera with high mortality in Cameroon: Persistent challenges 40 years into the seventh pandemic

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 141, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 2083-2093

  Cartwright, E J ^a,b   Patel, M K ^a,b   Mbopi Keou, F X ^c,d   Ayers, T ^b   Haenke, B ^e   Wagenaar, B H ^e   Mintz, E ^b   Quick, R ^b  

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

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

^c MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Cameroon)

^d UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDÉ I   (Cameroon)

^e United States Peace Corps ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Cholera; diarrhoea; Vibrio cholerae; water (safe)

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAMEROON; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHOLERA; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REHYDRATION; WATER TREATMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAMEROON; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHOLERA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PANDEMICS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; RISK FACTORS; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

EID: 84883393051     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268812002932     Document Type: Article

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