The cholera epidemic of 2004 in Douala, Cameroon: A lesson learned

Autor:	Christoph J Hemmer, Jürgen Nöske, Stefan Finkbeiner, Günter Kundt, Emil C Reisinger
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2019
Předmět:	cholera douala cameroon case fatality rate staff-to-patients ratio Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962
Zdroj:	Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine, Vol 12, Iss 8, Pp 347-352 (2019)
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	2352-4146 1995-7645
DOI:	10.4103/1995-7645.262563
Popis:	Objective: To describe the outbreak of 2004 with a view of retrospectively identifying factors that might explain the low case fatality rate. Methods: Outbreak data from 4 915 Cholera patients from registers of the Regional Health Delegation in Douala were analyzed using SPSS. Chi-square test, univariate and multivariate analysis were applied. Results: The outbreak started January 2004, peaking at 187 cases per week in February. After a decrease in April, case numbers rose to 688 cases per week in June. The outbreak was over in September 2004 (
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