Shigellosis outbreak associated with contaminated well water in a rural elementary school: Sichuan Province, China, June 7-16, 2009.
OBJECTIVES: We investigated a shigellosis outbreak in an elementary school to identify the source of infection, mode of transmission and risk factors for illness. METHODS: In a case-control investigation, we compared the source of drinking water, consumption of untreated well water and suspected foo...
Main Authors: | Fan He, Ke Han, Lunguang Liu, Wei Sun, Lijie Zhang, Baoping Zhu, Huilai Ma |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2012-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3468462?pdf=render |
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