A typhoid fever outbreak in a slum of South Dumdum municipality, West Bengal, India, 2007: Evidence for foodborne and waterborne transmission

A typhoid fever outbreak in a slum of South Dumdum municipality, West Bengal, India, 2007: Evidence for foodborne and waterborne transmission

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>In April 2007, a slum of South Dumdum municipality, West Bengal reported an increase in fever cases. We investigated to identify the agent, the source and to propose recommendations.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>We d...

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Main Authors: Pal Nishith, Ramakrishnan Ramachandran, Hutin Yvan, Bhunia Rama, Sen Tapas, Murhekar Manoj
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-04-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/9/115

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