Shigellosis Outbreak in Al Batinah South Governorate, Oman; Case-control study

Objectives: An outbreak of acute gastroenteritis due to Shigella flexneri occurred in August 2012 in the catchment area of the Wadi Sahtan Health Center in Rustaq, Al Batinah South Governorate, Oman. The aim of this study was to discover possible causes of this outbreak in the villages of Fassa, R...

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Main Authors: Idris Abaidani, Prasanna A. Raju, Issa Al-Shualli, Khalid Al-Sa’di, Nasser Al-Shaqsi, Amer Al-Khatri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sultan Qaboos University 2015-08-01
Series:Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal
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Online Access:http://web.squ.edu.om/squmj/includes/tng/pub/tNG_download.asp?id=4d8e2e875800b4d02572c802915e32fc