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ArticleThe Pan African medical journal2018

Cholera outbreak in a fishing village in Uganda: a case study.

Bao-Ping Zhu, Gerald Pande, Benon Kwesiga, Alex Riolexus Ario

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Article in The Pan African medical journal, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 authors.

Bao-Ping ZhuCenter for Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Kampala, Uganda.
Gerald PandeUganda Public Health Fellowship Program, Kampala, Uganda.
Benon KwesigaUganda Public Health Fellowship Program, Kampala, Uganda.
Alex Riolexus ArioUganda Public Health Fellowship Program, Kampala, Uganda.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In June 2015, the District Health Officer of Kasese District, southwestern Uganda reported an outbreak of cholera in a fishing village. Two fellows of the Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program - Field Epidemiology Track conducted an investigation to verify the existence of an outbreak, determine the mode of transmission, and recommend control measures. This case study describes that investigation, which teaches the steps in an outbreak investigation and the details in each step, what needs to be done in each step to achieve the objectives of the investigation, and what might be the common pitfalls during an outbreak investigation. This case study can be used to teach the fundamental principles of an outbreak investigation and use of Epi Info for outbreak analysis. The audience are field epidemiologists at various levels in different settings.

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Disease OutbreaksCholeraEpidemiologyHumansPublic HealthUgandaCholeraoutbreak investigationUganda

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PMID30858912
PMCPMC6379547

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