Risk factors for transmission of Salmonella Typhi in Mahama refugee camp, Rwanda: a matched case-control study

INTRODUCTION: In early October 2015, the health facility in Mahama, a refugee camp for Burundians, began to record an increase in the incidence of a disease characterized by fever, chills and abdominal pain. The investigation of the outbreak confirmed Salmonella Typhi as the cause. A case-control st...

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Published in:	The Pan African Medical Journal
Main Authors:	Jose Nyamusore, Marie Rosette Nahimana, Candide Tran Ngoc, Olushayo Olu, Ayodeji Isiaka, Vedaste Ndahindwa, Lakruwan Dassanayake, André Rusanganwa
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	The Pan African Medical Journal 2018-03-01
Subjects:	salmonella typhi typhoid fever epidemiology burundi refugee camps risk factors case-control study
Online Access:	https://www.panafrican-med-journal.com/content/article/29/148/pdf/148.pdf