In November 2003, an outbreak (41 cases; attack rate\u20134.3%; no deaths) of severe diarrhoea was reported from a village in Orissa, eastern India. Thirteen of these cases were hospitalized. A matched case-control study was conducted to identify the possible exposure variables. Since all wells were heavily chlorinated immediately after the outbreak, water samples were not tested. The cases were managed symptomatically. Descriptive epidemiology suggested clustering of cases around one public well. Vibrio cholerae El Tor O1, serotype Ogawa was isolated from four of six rectal swabs. The water from the public well was associated with the outbreak (matched odds ratio: 12; 95% confidence interval 1.2-44.1). On the basis of these conclusions, ...
On 10 March 2010, an outbreak of diarrhoeal disease was reported among workers of a jute mill in Kol...
Fecal contamination of water sources and open defecation have been linked to cholera outbreaks in In...
Background : On 1 July 2012, a large number of cases of acute diarrheal episodes were reported in Vi...
In November 2003, an outbreak (41 cases; attack rate–4.3%; no deaths) of severe diarrhoea was report...
In November 2003, an outbreak (41 cases; attack rate–4.3%; no deaths) of severe diarrhoea was report...
Background: Cholera continues to remain endemic in over 50 countries and has caused large epidemics ...
On 13 May 2010, a cluster of diarrhoeal disease cases was reported among the inmates of a shelter-ho...
On 10 March 2010, an outbreak of diarrhoeal disease was reported among workers of a jute mill in Kol...
In the aftermath of a severe cyclonic storm on 7 January 2012, a cluster of acute diarrhoea cases wa...
SummaryCholera remains a public health concern in developing countries because of its high morbidity...
In rural West Bengal, outbreaks of cholera are often centred around ponds that is a feature of the e...
Background: Acute diarrhoea is the passage of 3 or more loose or watery stools in the past 24 h...
Background/PurposeCholera has been reported in the state of Orissa, India during the last decades. A...
On 10 March 2010, an outbreak of diarrhoeal disease was reported among workers of a jute mill in Kol...
Fecal contamination of water sources and open defecation have been linked to cholera outbreaks in In...
On 10 March 2010, an outbreak of diarrhoeal disease was reported among workers of a jute mill in Kol...
Fecal contamination of water sources and open defecation have been linked to cholera outbreaks in In...
Background : On 1 July 2012, a large number of cases of acute diarrheal episodes were reported in Vi...
In November 2003, an outbreak (41 cases; attack rate–4.3%; no deaths) of severe diarrhoea was report...
In November 2003, an outbreak (41 cases; attack rate–4.3%; no deaths) of severe diarrhoea was report...
Background: Cholera continues to remain endemic in over 50 countries and has caused large epidemics ...
On 13 May 2010, a cluster of diarrhoeal disease cases was reported among the inmates of a shelter-ho...
On 10 March 2010, an outbreak of diarrhoeal disease was reported among workers of a jute mill in Kol...
In the aftermath of a severe cyclonic storm on 7 January 2012, a cluster of acute diarrhoea cases wa...
SummaryCholera remains a public health concern in developing countries because of its high morbidity...
In rural West Bengal, outbreaks of cholera are often centred around ponds that is a feature of the e...
Background: Acute diarrhoea is the passage of 3 or more loose or watery stools in the past 24 h...
Background/PurposeCholera has been reported in the state of Orissa, India during the last decades. A...
On 10 March 2010, an outbreak of diarrhoeal disease was reported among workers of a jute mill in Kol...
Fecal contamination of water sources and open defecation have been linked to cholera outbreaks in In...
On 10 March 2010, an outbreak of diarrhoeal disease was reported among workers of a jute mill in Kol...
Fecal contamination of water sources and open defecation have been linked to cholera outbreaks in In...
Background : On 1 July 2012, a large number of cases of acute diarrheal episodes were reported in Vi...