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. 1995 Sep;75(3):201-10.

[Epidemic of bacillary dysentery in the Rwanda refugee camps of the Goma region (Zaire, North Kivu) in August 1994]

[Article in French]
J M Milleliri  1 , J L Soares, J Signoret, R Bechen, D Lamarque, J P Boutin, J C Coué, L Niel, F Merouze, J L Rey
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[Epidemic of bacillary dysentery in the Rwanda refugee camps of the Goma region (Zaire, North Kivu) in August 1994]

[Article in French]
J M Milleliri et al. Ann Soc Belg Med Trop. 1995 Sep.

Abstract

The authors describe the extension of an outbreak of bacillary dysentery among the Rwandese populations seeking refuge in the region of Goma, Zaire in august 1994. Analysis of the epidemiological surveillance data and of the bacteriological laboratory results of the Bioforce, show that this epidemic was probably facilitated by the preceding cholera outbreak. In such circumstances, rapid sterilization of the virus reservoir, by short course treatments, might be beneficial in limiting the extension of the epidemic.

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