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

• Main Authors: Jacqueline L Deen (Author), Lorenz von Seidlein (Author), Dipika Sur (Author), Magdarina Agtini (Author), Marcelino E S Lucas (Author), Anna Lena Lopez (Author), Deok Ryun Kim (Author), Mohammad Ali (Author), John D Clemens (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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...