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...
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 |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2015-03-01
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Series: | PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4374668?pdf=render |
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