Environmental factors associated with increased cholera cases in low-income districts in Zambia, 2017-2018

Environmental factors associated with increased cholera cases in low-income districts in Zambia, 2017-2018

Introduction: Zambia is a cholera-endemic country and the epidemic in the capital, Lusaka, 2017-2018, caused more than 5,900 cases and 110 deaths. Low-income resident districts in Lusaka are known as hotspots for cholera outbreaks. Among these districts, Kanyama sub-district has been the origin of t...

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Main Authors: Nyambe Sinyange, Tadatsugu Imamura, Orbrie Chewe, Paul Msanzya Zulu, Fred Kapaya, Raymond Hamoonga, Mazyanga Lucy Mazaba, Muzala Kapina, Nathan Kapata, Edgar Simulundu, Victor Mukonka
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Language:English
Published: African Field Epidemiology Network 2024-03-01
Series:Journal of Interventional Epidemiology and Public Health
Subjects:
vibrio cholerae
environmental risk factors
low-income resident area
sanitation system
wash
Online Access:https://www.afenet-journal.net/content/article/7/16/full/
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