Risk Factors Early in the 2010 Cholera Epidemic, Haiti

• Type of Material: Article
• Authors: Katherine A. O'Connor, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Emily Cartwright, Emory University; Anagha Loharikar, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Janell Routh, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Joanna Gaines, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Marie-Deliverance Fouche, Ministry of Public Health and Population, Port-au-Prince, Haiti; Reginald Jean-Louis, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Tracy Ayers, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Dawn Johnson, Hôpital Albert Schweitzer; Jordan W. Tappero, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Thierry H. Roels, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; W. Roodly Archer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Georges A. Dahourou, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Eric Mintz, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Robert Quick, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Barbara E. Mahon, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Language: English
• Date: 2011-11-01
• Publisher: CENTERS DISEASE CONTROL & PREVENTION
• Publication Version: Final Published Version
• Copyright Statement: This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited.
• Final Published Version (URL): http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1711.110810
• Title of Journal or Parent Work: EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES
• Volume: 17
• Issue: 11
• Start Page: 2136
• End Page: 2138
• Keywords: Science & Technology; Life Sciences & Biomedicine; Infectious Diseases; Immunology
• Research Categories: Health Sciences, Immunology; Health Sciences, Public Health

Abstract

During the early weeks of the cholera outbreak that began in Haiti in October 2010, we conducted a case-control study to identify risk factors. Drinking treated water was strongly protective against illness. Our results highlight the effectiveness of safe water in cholera control.