Emerging Infectious Diseases (Nov 2011)

Risk Factors Early in the 2010 Cholera Epidemic, Haiti

  • Katherine A. O’Connor,
  • Emily Cartwright,
  • Anagha Loharikar,
  • Janell Routh,
  • Joanna Gaines,
  • Marie-Délivrance Bernadette Fouché,
  • Reginald Jean-Louis,
  • Tracy Ayers,
  • Dawn Johnson,
  • Jordan W. Tappero,
  • Thierry H. Roels,
  • W. Roodly Archer,
  • Georges A. Dahourou,
  • Eric D. Mintz,
  • Robert E. Quick,
  • Barbara E. Mahon

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1711.110810
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 17, no. 11
pp. 2136 – 2138

Abstract

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During the early weeks of the cholera outbreak that began in Haiti in October 2010, we conducted a case–control study to identify risk factors. Drinking treated water was strongly protective against illness. Our results highlight the effectiveness of safe water in cholera control.

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