Cholera outbreak in southern Tanzania: risk factors and patterns of transmission.

To identify risk factors and describe the pattern of spread of the 1997 cholera epidemic in a rural area (Ifakara) in southern Tanzania, we conducted a prospective hospital-based, matched case- control study, with analysis based on the first 180 cases and 360 matched controls. Bathing in the river,...

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Main Authors: Acosta, C, Galindo, C, Kimario, J, Senkoro, K, Urassa, H, Casals, C, Corachán, M, Eseko, N, Tanner, M, Mshinda, H, Lwilla, F, Vila, J, Alonso, P
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2001