Inadequate Hand Washing, Lack of Clean Drinking Water and Latrines as Major Determinants of Cholera Outbreak in Somali Region, Ethiopia in 2019

Inadequate Hand Washing, Lack of Clean Drinking Water and Latrines as Major Determinants of Cholera Outbreak in Somali Region, Ethiopia in 2019

IntroductionCholera remains a serious public health problem characterized by a large disease burden, frequent outbreaks, persistent endemicity, and high mortality, particularly in tropical and subtropical low-income countries including Ethiopia. The recent cholera outbreak in the Somali region began...

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Main Authors: Jemal Mussa Challa, Tamirat Getachew, Adera Debella, Melkamu Merid, Genanaw Atnafe, Addis Eyeberu, Abdi Birhanu, Lemma Demissie Regassa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Public Health
Subjects:
cholera
outbreaks
risk factors
acute watery diarrhea
infection
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2022.845057/full

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