Transmission of Chikungunya Virus in an Urban Slum, Brazil
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Environmental Transmission of Typhoid Fever in an Urban Slum.
BACKGROUND Enteric fever due to Salmonella Typhi (typhoid fever) occurs in urban areas with poor sanitation. While direct fecal-oral transmission is thought to be the predominant mode of transmission, recent evidence suggests that indirect environmental transmission may also contribute to disease spread. METHODS Data from a population-based infectious disease surveillance system (28,000 indiv...
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عنوان ژورنال: Emerging Infectious Diseases
سال: 2020
ISSN: 1080-6040,1080-6059
DOI: 10.3201/eid2607.190846