Publications

[cholera epidemic of 2004 in dakar, senegal: epidemiologic, clinical and therapeutic aspects].	during the cholera epidemic that occurred in dakar, senegal in 2004, we treated a total of 593 confirmed or suspected cases in our department. the purpose of this report is to describe epidemiologic, clinical, bacteriologic and therapeutic aspects of these cases. study was conducted at the infectious diseases clinic from october 11 to december 20, 2004. mean patient age was 30 years and the sex ratio was 133. the likely source of contamination was food or water intake in 92% of cases. the durati ...	2006	16615613
[cholera in senegal from 2004 to 2006: lessons learned from successive outbreaks].	between october 2004 and march 2006, a series of cholera outbreaks occurred in the west african nation of senegal. the purpose of this study was to describe and analyze these outbreaks as a basis for prevention and control. a total of 29556 cases were reported during the 18-month epidemic. the attack rate ranged from 0.6 to 100 per 10(4) inhabitants depending on region. the epidemic unfolded in three phases. the first phase (11 weeks) was promptly contained using basic control measures such as p ...	2008	19639824