The high burden of cholera in children: comparison of incidence from endemic areas in Asia and Africa.

BACKGROUND: Cholera remains an important public health problem. Yet there are few reliable population-based estimates of laboratory-confirmed cholera incidence in endemic areas around the world. METHODS: We established treatment facility-based cholera surveillance in three sites in Jakarta (Indonesi...

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Main Authors: Jacqueline L Deen, Lorenz von Seidlein, Dipika Sur, Magdarina Agtini, Marcelino E S Lucas, Anna Lena Lopez, Deok Ryun Kim, Mohammad Ali, John D Clemens
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2008-01-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2254203?pdf=render