Geographic distribution and mortality risk factors during the cholera outbreak in a rural region of Haiti, 2010-2011.

Geographic distribution and mortality risk factors during the cholera outbreak in a rural region of Haiti, 2010-2011.

BACKGROUND:In 2010 and 2011, Haiti was heavily affected by a large cholera outbreak that spread throughout the country. Although national health structure-based cholera surveillance was rapidly initiated, a substantial number of community cases might have been missed, particularly in remote areas. W...

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Main Authors: Anne-Laure Page, Iza Ciglenecki, Ernest Robert Jasmin, Laurence Desvignes, Francesco Grandesso, Jonathan Polonsky, Sarala Nicholas, Kathryn P Alberti, Klaudia Porten, Francisco J Luquero
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-03-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4374668?pdf=render

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