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A cholera outbreak in a rural north central Nigerian community: an unmatched case-control study.

Chioma Cindy Dan-NwaforUzoma OgbonnaPamela OnyiahSaheed GidadoBashorun AdebobolaPatrick NgukuPeter Nsubuga
Published in: BMC public health (2019)
Vibrio cholerae was the cause of the outbreak in Gomani. Drinking water from Zamani river, living in overcrowded HH and poor hand hygiene were significantly associated with the outbreak. We initiated hand hygiene and water treatment to control the outbreak.
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