Cholera epidemic in South Sudan and Uganda and need for international collaboration in cholera control

Abdinasir Abubakar; Godfrey Bwire; Andrew S. Azman; Malika Bouhenia; Lul L. Deng; Joseph F. Wamala; John Rumunu; Atek Kagirita; Jean Rauzier; Lise Grout; Stephen Martin; Christopher Garimoi Orach; Francisco J. Luquero; Marie Laure Quilici

doi:10.3201/eid2405.171651

Cholera epidemic in South Sudan and Uganda and need for international collaboration in cholera control

Abdinasir Abubakar, Godfrey Bwire, Andrew S. Azman, Malika Bouhenia, Lul L. Deng, Joseph F. Wamala, John Rumunu, Atek Kagirita, Jean Rauzier, Lise Grout, Stephen Martin, Christopher Garimoi Orach, Francisco J. Luquero, Marie Laure Quilici

Bloomberg School of Public Health

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Combining the official cholera line list data and outbreak investigation reports from the ministries of health in Uganda and South Sudan with molecular analysis of Vibrio cholerae strains revealed the interrelatedness of the epidemics in both countries in 2014. These results highlight the need for collaboration to control cross-border outbreaks.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	883-887
Number of pages	5
Journal	Emerging infectious diseases
Volume	24
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2405.171651
State	Published - May 1 2018

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Microbiology (medical)
Infectious Diseases

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Abubakar, A., Bwire, G., Azman, A. S., Bouhenia, M., Deng, L. L., Wamala, J. F., Rumunu, J., Kagirita, A., Rauzier, J., Grout, L., Martin, S., Orach, C. G., Luquero, F. J., & Quilici, M. L. (2018). Cholera epidemic in South Sudan and Uganda and need for international collaboration in cholera control. Emerging infectious diseases, 24(5), 883-887. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2405.171651

Abubakar, A, Bwire, G, Azman, AS, Bouhenia, M, Deng, LL, Wamala, JF, Rumunu, J, Kagirita, A, Rauzier, J, Grout, L, Martin, S, Orach, CG, Luquero, FJ & Quilici, ML 2018, 'Cholera epidemic in South Sudan and Uganda and need for international collaboration in cholera control', Emerging infectious diseases, vol. 24, no. 5, pp. 883-887. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2405.171651

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