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Epidemic Cholera in a Crowded Urban Environment, Port-au-Prince, Haiti

2011; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Volume: 17; Issue: 11 Linguagem: Inglês

10.3201/eid1711.110772

1080-6059

S. E. Dunkle, Adamma Mba‐Jonas, Anagha Loharikar, Bernadette Fouché, Mireille Peck, Tracy Ayers, W. Roodly Archer, Valery De Rochars, Thomas John Bender, Daphne B. Moffett, Jordan W. Tappero, George Dahourou, Thierry H. Roels, Robert Quick,

Food Safety and Hygiene

Abstract We conducted a case–control study to investigate factors associated with epidemic cholera. Water treatment and handwashing may have been protective, highlighting the need for personal hygiene for cholera prevention in contaminated urban environments. We also found a diverse diet, a possible proxy for improved nutrition, was protective against cholera.