Epidemic Cholera in a Crowded Urban Environment, Port-au-Prince, Haiti
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We conducted a case-control study to investigate factors associated with epidemic cholera. Water treatment and handwashing may have been protective, highlighting the need for personal hygiene for cholera prevention in contaminated urban environments. We also found a diverse diet, a possible proxy for improved nutrition, was protective against cholera.
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دوره 17 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2011