Field evaluation of environmental sanitation measures against cholera.
Data obtained in a controlled field study over 5 years in 4 communities showed that the provision of sanitary facilities for human waste disposal can reduce the incidence of cholera by as much as 68%, while the provision of a safe water supply can decrease it by 73%. Where both toilets and water supplies are provided, the incidence can be reduced by as much as 76%. There was evidence that cholera infection gaining access to communities with these facilities tends to spread less and produce fewer secondary cases than in a community where such facilities are not provided.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002771:Cholera / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008875:Middle Aged; D010679:Philippines; D011159:Population Surveillance; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012499:Sanitation; D012722:Sewage; D014871:Water Microbiology; D014876:Water Pollution / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014881:Water Supply
D012722:Sewage