A prolonged, community-wide cholera outbreak associated with drinking water contaminated by sewage in Kasese District, western Uganda.
Benon KwesigaGerald PandeAlex Riolexus ArioNazarius Mbona TumwesigyeJoseph K B MatovuBao-Ping ZhuPublished in: BMC public health (2017)
This prolonged, community-wide cholera outbreak was associated with drinking water contaminated by faecal matter and cross-border trading. We recommended rigorous disposal of patients' faeces, chlorination of piped water, and boiling or treatment of drinking water. The outbreak stopped 6 weeks after these recommendations were implemented.