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. 2018 May 18;67(19):560-561.
doi: 10.15585/mmwr.mm6719a6.

Notes from the Field: Outbreak of Vibrio cholerae Associated with Attending a Funeral - Chegutu District, Zimbabwe, 2018

Jarred B McAteer, Sydney Danda, Tonderai Nhende, Paul Manamike, Tonderai Parayiwa, Andrew Tarupihwa, Ottias Tapfumanei, Portia Manangazira, Gibson Mhlanga, Daniela B Garone, Andrea Martinsen, Rachael D Aubert, William Davis, Rupa Narra, Shirish Balachandra, Beth A Tippett Barr, Eric Mintz

Notes from the Field: Outbreak of Vibrio cholerae Associated with Attending a Funeral - Chegutu District, Zimbabwe, 2018

Jarred B McAteer et al. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. .
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Figures

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FIGURE
Number of reported cholera cases, by known date of symptom onset (N = 106*) and the patient’s funeral attendance status — Zimbabwe, December 30, 2017–April 5, 2018 * Date of symptom onset was unknown for one additional patient.
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