DYNAMICS OF CHOLERA IN ZIMBABWE AND AN ASSESSMENT OF INFLUENCE OF SYSTEM OF THE INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN AID ON REDUCTION OF CASES DURINGTHE 2008-2009 CHOLERA EPIDEMIC
- Authors: Hlomayi KO1, Rodionova OM1
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Affiliations:
- Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia
- Issue: No 2 (2016)
- Pages: 126-135
- Section: Articles
- URL: https://journals.rcsi.science/2313-2310/article/view/342170
- ID: 342170
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Abstract
The article assess the cholera dynamics in Zimbabwe, environmental factors contributing to the cholera crises and the 2008-2009 cholera epidemic; humanitarian aid strategies and how they reduced the cholera case fatality rate from approximately 4.4 in January 2009 to 0 in June 2009.
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K O Hlomayi
Peoples’ Friendship University of RussiaEcological Faculty
O M Rodionova
Peoples’ Friendship University of RussiaEcological Faculty
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