Temporo-spatial dynamics and behavioural patterns of 2012 cholera epidemic in the African mega-city of Conakry, Guinea

• Main Authors: Alexandre Blake (Author), Veronique Sarr Keita (Author), Delphine Sauvageot (Author), Mamadou Saliou (Author), Berthe Marie Njanpop (Author), Fode Sory (Author), Bertrand Sudre (Author), Koivogui Lamine (Author), Martin Mengel (Author), Bradford D. Gessner (Author), Keita Sakoba (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Cholera is endemic in Guinea, having suffered consecutive outbreaks from 2004 to 2008 followed by a lull until the 2012 epidemic. Here we describe the temporal-spatial and behavioural characteristics of cholera cases in Conakry during a three-year period, including the large-scal...