Bompangue D., Giraudoux P., Handschumacher Pascal, Piarroux M., Sudre B., Ekwanzala M., Kebela I., Piarroux R. (2008). Lakes as source of cholera outbreaks, Democratic Republic of Congo. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 14 (5), p. 798-800. ISSN 1080-6040.
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Lakes as source of cholera outbreaks, Democratic Republic of Congo
Bompangue D., Giraudoux P., Handschumacher Pascal, Piarroux M., Sudre B., Ekwanzala M., Kebela I., Piarroux R.
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Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2008,
14 (5), p. 798-800 ISSN 1080-6040
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.
