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Cholera Epidemic in South Sudan and Uganda and Need for International Collaboration in Cholera Control

Abdinasir Abubakar 1 Godfrey Bwire 2 Andrew S Azman 3, 4 Malika Bouhenia 5 Lul Deng 6 Joseph F Wamala 7 John Rumunu 6 Atek Kagirita 2 Jean Rauzier 8 Lise Grout 5 Stephen Martin 7 Christopher Garimoi Orach 9 Francisco J Luquero 4, 5 Marie-Laure Quilici 8, * 
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1 EMRO - Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean [Cairo]
2 Uganda Ministry of Health
3 MSF - Médecins sans Frontières [Genève]
4 Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health [Baltimore]
5 Epicentre [Paris] [Médecins Sans Frontières]
6 Republic of South Sudan Ministry of Health
7 OMS / WHO - Organisation Mondiale de la Santé / World Health Organization Office
8 Institut Pasteur [Paris]
9 MAK - Makerere University [Kampala, Ouganda]
Abstract : Combining the official cholera line list data and outbreak investigation reports from the ministries of health in Uganda and South Sudan with molecular analysis of Vibrio cholerae strains revealed the interrelatedness of the epidemics in both countries in 2014. These results highlight the need for collaboration to control cross-border outbreaks.
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Abdinasir Abubakar, Godfrey Bwire, Andrew S Azman, Malika Bouhenia, Lul Deng, et al.. Cholera Epidemic in South Sudan and Uganda and Need for International Collaboration in Cholera Control. Emerging Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2018, 24 (5), pp.883-887. ⟨10.3201/eid2405.171651⟩. ⟨pasteur-02871999⟩

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