Cholera outbreak caused by drinking lake water contaminated with human faeces in Kaiso Village, Hoima District, Western Uganda, October 2015
Abstract Background On 12 October 2015, a cholera outbreak involving 65 cases and two deaths was reported in a fishing village in Hoima District, Western Uganda. Despite initial response by the local health department, the outbreak persisted. We conducted an investigation to identify the source and...
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Main Authors: | David W. Oguttu (Author), A. Okullo (Author), G. Bwire (Author), P. Nsubuga (Author), A.R. Ario (Author) |
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2017-10-01T00:00:00Z.
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