VALIDITY OF ONE STEP RAPID VISUAL TEST IN DETECTION OF CHOLERA CARRIERS IN NAJAF, IRAQ

ABSTRACT Background: Cholera is an endemic disease in Iraq, the most severe epidemic had occurred in 1966 as a continuity of the seventh pandemic. Then subsequent less serious outbreaks occurred in 1999, 2003, and 2008 with a case fatality ratio of about 2%. Objective: To verify the sensitivity and...

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Main Authors: Abdul- Kareem A. Mahmood, Adil H. Al-Qadhi, Abdullah Turky
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Basrah 2011-12-01
Series:The Medical Journal of Basrah University
Online Access:https://mjbu.uobasrah.edu.iq/article_49472_c42dce0ccb756b2be4b3845864162fe8.pdf