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Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
; 100(3): 1051-5, 2003 Feb 04.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-12529505
ABSTRACT
Based on results of ecological studies demonstrating that Vibrio cholerae, the etiological agent of epidemic cholera, is commensal to zooplankton, notably copepods, a simple filtration procedure was developed whereby zooplankton, most phytoplankton, and particulates >20 microm were removed from water before use. Effective deployment of this filtration procedure, from September 1999 through July 2002 in 65 villages of rural Bangladesh, of which the total population for the entire study comprised approximately 133,000 individuals, yielded a 48% reduction in cholera (P < 0.005) compared with the control.
Subject(s)
Cholera/prevention & control , Filtration/methods , Plankton/microbiology , Vibrio cholerae/isolation & purification , Water Microbiology , Water Supply , Animals , Bangladesh , Cholera/epidemiology , Cholera/transmission , Clothing , Colony Count, Microbial , Developing Countries , Disease Outbreaks , Humans , Surveys and Questionnaires
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Disasters
; 13(4): 315-21, 1988. ilus, mapas
Article
in En
| Desastres -Disasters-
| ID: des-11402
Subject(s)
Floods , Health Effects of Disasters , Toilet Facilities , Rural Areas , Water Supply , Bangladesh , Costs and Cost Analysis , Risk Assessment
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Bull. W.H.O. (Print)
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Article
in English
| WHO IRIS
| ID: who-264316
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Bulletin of the World Health Organization (WHO)
; 60(3): 395-404, 1982.
Article
in English
| PAHO
| ID: pah-6170
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Bull. W.H.O. (Print)
; 60(3): 395-404, 1982.
Article
in English
| WHO IRIS
| ID: who-264770
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Bulletin of the World Health Organization (WHO)
; 59(6): 901-8, 1981.
Article
in English
| PAHO
| ID: pah-6127
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Bulletin of the World Health Organization (WHO)
; 49(4): 381-7, 1973.
Article
in English
| PAHO
| ID: pah-39984
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Bulletin of the World Health Organization (WHO)
; 47(2): 229-38, 1972.
Article
in English
| PAHO
| ID: pah-39749
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Bulletin of the World Health Organization (WHO)
; 40(2): 177-85, 1969.
Article
in English
| PAHO
| ID: pah-38702
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