Publications

shigella dysenteriae serotype 1 in west africa: intervention strategy for an outbreak in sierra leone.	in november 1999, a médecins sans frontières team based in the southeastern part of sierra leone reported an increased number of cases of bloody diarrhoea. shigella dysenteriae serotype 1 (sd1) was isolated in the early cases. a total of 4218 cases of dysentery were reported in kenema district from december, 1999, to march, 2000. the overall attack rate was 7.5%. the attack rate was higher among children younger than 5 years than in the rest of the population (11.2% vs 6.8%; relative risk=1.6; 9 ...	2003	12957094
case management of a multidrug-resistant shigella dysenteriae serotype 1 outbreak in a crisis context in sierra leone, 1999-2000.	from december 1999 to the end of february 2000, 4218 cases of dysentery were reported in kenema district, southeastern sierra leone, by a médecins sans frontières team operating in this region. shigella dysenteriae serotype 1 was isolated from the early cases. the overall attack rate was 7.5% but higher among children under 5 years (11.2%) compared to the rest of the population (6.8%) (rr = 1.6; 95% ci 1.5-1.8). the case fatality ratio was 3.1%, and higher for children under 5 years (6.1% vs. 2. ...	2004	15363643