| an outbreak of el tor cholera in kavre district, nepal. | outbreak of cholera still remains major public health problem in most of the developing countries including nepal. a prospective study was carried out at dhulikhel hospital, kathmandu university teaching hospital, kavrepalanchok during 1st may 2004 to 31st october 2004. a total of 148 stool samples from patients with acute diarrhea were collected and further investigated for cholera. the study was conducted to establish the causes of the outbreak of acute diarrheal disease, antimicrobial profile ... | 2005 | 16415609 |
| prevalence of acute diarrhoea in kathmandu valley. | this retrospective study was conducted during january to september in the year 1997. three hundred and forty nine stool samples were collected from diarrhoea patients from different places of kathmandu valley and examined at national public health laboratory (nphl), teku, kathmandu. acute diarrhoea becomes epidemic in rainy season and is a major public health problem of the city. in this study, people with poor hygiene practice and poor education were infected more than other people. among the 3 ... | 2007 | 18340369 |