Assessment of risk of cholera in Haiti following Hurricane Matthew

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 896-903

  Khan, Rakib ^a   Anwar, Rifat ^a   Akanda, Shafqat ^b   McDonald, Michael D ^c,d   Huq, Anwar ^e   Jutla, Antarpreet ^a   Colwell, Rita ^e,f  

^a West Virginia University   (United States)

^b University of Rhode Island   (United States)

^c Global Health Response and Resilience Alliance   (United States)

^d eHealth Initiative and Foundation   (United States)

^e Bldg 142   (United States)

^f JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; ARTICLE; CHOLERA; EPIDEMIC; HAITI; HUMAN; HURRICANE; PRECIPITATION; PREDICTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SANITATION; WATER SUPPLY;

CHOLERA; CYCLONIC STORMS; HAITI; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS; SANITATION; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 85028964860     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.17-0048     Document Type: Article

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