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Lakes as source of cholera outbreaks, Democratic Republic of Congo |
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| Authors: | Bompangue Didier Giraudoux Patrick Handschumacher Pascal Piarroux Martine Sudre Bertrand Ekwanzala Mosiana Kebela Ilunga Piarroux Renaud |
| Affiliation: | *Health Ministry, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo;†Université de Franche-Comté, Besançon, France;‡Institut de Recherche pour le Developpement, Strasbourg, France;§Organisation Mondiale de la Santé, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo |
| Abstract: | 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. |
| Keywords: | Cholera Vibrio cholerae outbreaks environment Democratic Republic of the Congo public health dispatch |
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