A National Cholera Epidemic With High Case Fatality Rates—Kenya 2009
A National Cholera Epidemic With High Case Fatality Rates—Kenya 2009
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Loharikar, Anagha , Briere, Elizabeth , Ope, Maurice , Langat, Daniel , Njeru, Ian , Gathigi, Lucy , Makayotto, Lyndah , Ismail, Abdirizak M. , Thuranira, Martin , Abade, Ahmed , Amwayi, Samuel , Omolo, Jared , Oundo, Joe , De Cock, Kevin M. , Breiman, Robert F. , Ayers, Tracy , Mintz, Eric and O'Reilly, Ciara E.
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United States: Oxford University Press
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United States: Oxford University Press
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Background. Cholera remains endemic in sub-Saharan Africa. We characterized the 2009 cholera outbreaks in Kenya and evaluated the response. Methods. We analyzed surveillance data and estimated case fatality rates (CFRs). Households in 2 districts, East Pokot (224 cases; CFR = 11.7%) and Turkana South (1493 cases; CFR = 1.0%), were surveyed. We rand...
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A National Cholera Epidemic With High Case Fatality Rates—Kenya 2009
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1444390220
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1444390220
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0022-1899
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1537-6613
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10.1093/infdis/jit220
