The cholera epidemic of 2004 in Douala, Cameroon: A lesson learned

The cholera epidemic of 2004 in Douala, Cameroon: A lesson learned

Objective: To describe the outbreak of 2004 with a view of retrospectively identifying factors that might explain the low case fatality rate. Methods: Outbreak data from 4 915 Cholera patients from registers of the Regional Health Delegation in Douala were analyzed using SPSS. Chi-square test, univa...

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Main Authors: Christoph J Hemmer, Jürgen Nöske, Stefan Finkbeiner, Günter Kundt, Emil C Reisinger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2019-01-01
Series:Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine
Subjects:
cholera
douala
cameroon
case fatality rate
staff-to-patients ratio
Online Access:http://www.apjtm.org/article.asp?issn=1995-7645;year=2019;volume=12;issue=8;spage=347;epage=352;aulast=Hemmer

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