Lakes as Source of Cholera Outbreaks, Democratic Republic of Congo

We studied the epidemiology of cholera in Katanga and Eastern Kasai, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, by compiling a database including all cases recorded from 2000 through 2005. Results show that lakes were the sources of outbreaks and demonstrate the inadequacy of the strategy used to combat c...

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Published in:Emerging infectious diseases 2008-05, Vol.14 (5), p.798-800
Main Authors: BOMPANGUE, D, GIRAUDOUX, P, HANDSCHUMACHER, P, PIARROUX, M, SUDRE, B, EKWANZALA, M, KEBELA, I, PIARROUX, R
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Analysis
Biodiversity and Ecology
Biological and medical sciences
Care and treatment
Child
Child, Preschool
Cholera
Cholera - epidemiology
Cholera - microbiology
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo - epidemiology
Diagnosis
Disease Outbreaks
Dispatch
environment
Environmental Sciences
Fresh Water - virology
Health aspects
Humans
Incidence
Lakes
Medical sciences
Miscellaneous
outbreaks
Prevention
public health
Public health. Hygiene
Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine
Risk factors
Vibrio cholerae
Vibrio cholerae O1 - isolation & purification
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Summary:We studied the epidemiology of cholera in Katanga and Eastern Kasai, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, by compiling a database including all cases recorded from 2000 through 2005. Results show that lakes were the sources of outbreaks and demonstrate the inadequacy of the strategy used to combat cholera.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059
DOI:10.3201/eid1405.071260