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Conditions to eliminate cholera in Mozambique - the pathway for the development of the national cholera plan

Baltazar, cynthia semá; Pezzoli, lorenzo; Baloi, liliana dengo; Langa, josé paulo; Mala, simões; Sitoe, major; Capitine, igor; Chitio, jucunu elias; Luiz, naira.
Pan Afr. med. j; 42 (), 2022
Cholera disproportionately affects the most vulnerable segments of the population, particularly those who have low or no access to basic water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH). Despite some improvements in WASH conditions, cholera still represents a persistent challenge in Mozambique, where outbreaks occu...
Cholera/epidemiology, Disease Outbreaks/prevention & control, Sanitation, Mozambique, d0000765020, Cholera/prevention & control
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Epidemic waves of cholera in the last two decades in Mozambique

Langa, José Paulo; Sema, Cynthia; Deus, Nilsa De; Colombo, Mauro M; Taviani, Elisa.
J. infect. dev. ctries; 9 (6), 2015
Introduction: Africa is increasingly affected by cholera. In Mozambique, cholera appeared in the early 1970s when the seventh pandemic entered Africa from the Indian subcontinent. In the following decades, several epidemics were registered in the country, the 1997–1999 epidemic being the most extended....
Cholera/epidemiology, Pandemics/history, Mozambique
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Cholera Epidemiology in Mozambique Using National Surveillance Data

Gujral, Lorna; Sema, Cynthia; Rebaudet, Stanislas; Taibo, Catia Luciana Abulfattahe; Manjate, Alice Afonso; Piarroux, Renaud; Gessner, Bradford D; Jani, Ilesh Vinodrai.
J. infect. dis; 208 (1), 2013
Background: Mozambique has experienced cholera for several decades. This study was undertaken to evaluate epidemiologic patterns to assist in guiding public health interventions. Methods: We evaluated district-level Ministry of Health data for 123 consecutive weeks starting 1 January 2009. Cholera cases ...
Mozambique/epidemiology, Cholera/epidemiology, Disease Outbreaks, Population Surveillance, Time Factors
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