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. 2011 Nov;17(11):2143-6.
doi: 10.3201/eid1711.110772.

Epidemic cholera in a crowded urban environment, Port-au-Prince, Haiti

Stacie E Dunkle  1 , Adamma Mba-Jonas, Anagha Loharikar, Bernadette Fouché, Mireille Peck, Tracy Ayers, W Roodly Archer, Valery M Beau De Rochars, Thomas Bender, Daphne B Moffett, Jordan W Tappero, George Dahourou, Thierry Roels, Robert Quick
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Epidemic cholera in a crowded urban environment, Port-au-Prince, Haiti

Stacie E Dunkle et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2011 Nov.

Abstract

We conducted a case-control study to investigate factors associated with epidemic cholera. Water treatment and handwashing may have been protective, highlighting the need for personal hygiene for cholera prevention in contaminated urban environments. We also found a diverse diet, a possible proxy for improved nutrition, was protective against cholera.

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Locations of the Haitian Group for the Study of Kaposi’s Sarcoma and Opportunistic Infections Cholera Treatment Center and case-patient households in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, 2010. Cross indicates cholera treatment center location; circles indicate households.
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