Descriptive epidemiology of a cholera outbreak in Kaduna State, Northwest Nigeria, 2014
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Descriptive epidemiology of a cholera outbreak in Kaduna State, Northwest Nigeria, 2014
INTRODUCTION Cholera is an acute gastrointestinal infection caused by Vibrio cholerae, which may lead to severe dehydration and death if not treated. This analysis is aimed at highlighting the magnitude, pattern and trend of cholera outbreak that occurred in Kaduna State in 2014. METHODS We obtained the 2014 cholera line-list from the Kaduna State Disease Surveillance and Notification officer...
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عنوان ژورنال: Pan African Medical Journal
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1937-8688
DOI: 10.11604/pamj.2017.27.172.11925