Cholera outbreak in andoni local government area, Rivers State, Nigeria; january 2015: The role of hand washing with soap

Background: In January 2015, an outbreak of cholera occurred in Andoni, Rivers State. We investigated to identify r sk factors for infection and institute control measures. Methods: An un-matched case-control study with 62 cases and 62 neighborhood controls was conducted. A case was defined as an in...

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Main Authors: Njideka Esther Kanu, M Osinubi, I Nwadiuto, C Okeke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2018-01-01
Series:Nigerian Journal of Medicine
Online Access:http://www.njmonline.org/article.asp?issn=1115-2613;year=2018;volume=27;issue=2;spage=140;epage=146;aulast=Kanu;type=0