title: Epidemic cholera in a crowded urban environment, Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
abstract: We conducted a case-control study to investigate factors associated with epidemic cholera. Water treatment and handwashing may have been protective, highlighting the need for personal hygiene for cholera prevention in contaminated urban environments. We also found a diverse diet, a possible proxy for improved nutrition, was protective against cholera.
authors.affiliation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA. sdunkle@cdc.gov
authors.forename: Stacie E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Dunkle
authors.forename: Adamma
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mba-Jonas
authors.forename: Anagha
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Loharikar
authors.forename: Bernadette
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Fouché
authors.forename: Mireille
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Peck
authors.forename: Tracy
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ayers
authors.forename: W Roodly
authors.initials: WR
authors.lastname: Archer
authors.forename: Valery M Beau
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: De Rochars
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bender
authors.forename: Daphne B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Moffett
authors.forename: Jordan W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Tappero
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Dahourou
authors.forename: Thierry
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Roels
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Quick
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002648:Child; D002771:Cholera / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission; D003441:Crowding; D058872:Epidemics; D005260:Female; D005516:Food Microbiology; D006205:Haiti / Q000453:epidemiology; D006235:Hand Disinfection; D006801:Humans; D006920:Hygiene; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors; D014505:Urban Population; D014881:Water Supply / Q000592:standards; D055815:Young Adult
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