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Katherine A. O’Connor, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd NE, Mailstop A38, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA; email: iyo6@cdc.gov

We thank the many persons in Haiti who made this work possible, including Ian Rawson, Carrie Weinrobe, and the staff at Hôpital Albert Schweitzer; the staff at Médecins Sans Frontières Belgium, Hôpital Charles Colimon; and our enumerators (Frankie Cledemon, Lucienne Orelius, Lynda Sejournee, Linda Ciceron, and Stephanie Dorvil) and drivers (Olivier Felord and Emile Saget) who assisted in data collection.

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  • Science & Technology
  • Life Sciences & Biomedicine
  • Immunology
  • Infectious Diseases

Risk Factors Early in the 2010 Cholera Epidemic, Haiti

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Journal Title:

EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES

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Volume 17, Number 11

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, Pages 2136-2138

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Article | Final Publisher PDF

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.

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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.

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