The importance of thinking beyond the water-supply in cholera epidemics: A historical urban case-study.

• Main Authors: Matthew D Phelps (Author), Andrew S Azman (Author), Joseph A Lewnard (Author), Marina Antillón (Author), Lone Simonsen (Author), Viggo Andreasen (Author), Peter K M Jensen (Author), Virginia E Pitzer (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2017-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND:Planning interventions to respond to cholera epidemics requires an understanding of the major transmission routes. Interrupting short-cycle (household, foodborne) transmission may require different approaches as compared long-cycle (environmentally-mediated/waterborne) transmission. Howev...