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. 2008 May;14(5):798-800.
doi: 10.3201/eid1405.071260.

Lakes as source of cholera outbreaks, Democratic Republic of Congo

Didier Bompangue  1 , Patrick Giraudoux, Pascal Handschumacher, Martine Piarroux, Bertrand Sudre, Mosiana Ekwanzala, Ilunga Kebela, Renaud Piarroux
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Lakes as source of cholera outbreaks, Democratic Republic of Congo

Didier Bompangue et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2008 May.

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.

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Figure 1
Katanga and Eastern Kasai, showing distribution of cholera attack rate from 2002 through 2005 and average attack rate of cholera per 10,000 inhabitants per health district.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Weekly case incidence of cholera in Katanga (A) and Eastern Kasai (B) from 2000 through 2005.
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