Cholera outbreak caused by drinking contaminated water from a lakeshore water-collection site, Kasese District, south-western Uganda, June-July 2015.

On 20 June 2015, a cholera outbreak affecting more than 30 people was reported in a fishing village, Katwe, in Kasese District, south-western Uganda. We investigated this outbreak to identify the mode of transmission and to recommend control measures. We defined a suspected case as onset of acute wa...

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Main Authors: Gerald Pande, Benon Kwesiga, Godfrey Bwire, Peter Kalyebi, AlexArio Riolexus, Joseph K B Matovu, Fredrick Makumbi, Shaban Mugerwa, Joshua Musinguzi, Rhoda K Wanyenze, Bao-Ping Zhu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6021037?pdf=render