Recurrent Cholera Outbreaks, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2008–2017

Recurrent Cholera Outbreaks, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2008–2017

In 2017, the exacerbation of an ongoing countrywide cholera outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo resulted in >53,000 reported cases and 1,145 deaths. To guide control measures, we analyzed the characteristics of cholera epidemiology in DRC on the basis of surveillance and cholera trea...

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Main Authors: Brecht Ingelbeen, David Hendrickx, Berthe Miwanda, Marianne A.B. van der Sande, Mathias Mossoko, Hilde Vochten, Bram Riems, Jean-Paul Nyakio, Veerle Vanlerberghe, Octavie Lunguya, Jan Jacobs, Marleen Boelaert, Benoît Ilunga Kebela, Didier Bompangue, Jean-Jacques Muyembe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2019-05-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
cholera, epidemiology, disease outbreaks
vibrio cholerae, epidemic history, Democratic Republic of the Congo
cholera
epidemiology
disease outbreaks
Vibrio cholerae
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/25/5/18-1141_article

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