Shigella dysenteriae serotype 1 in west Africa: intervention strategy for an outbreak in Sierra Leone.
In November 1999, a Médecins Sans Frontières team based in the southeastern part of Sierra Leone reported an increased number of cases of bloody diarrhoea. Shigella dysenteriae serotype 1 (Sd1) was isolated in the early cases. A total of 4218 cases of dysentery were reported in Kenema district from...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2003
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