Environmental Factors Influencing Epidemic Cholera

Environmental Factors Influencing Epidemic Cholera

Dear Sir: We have concerns with the recent publication by Jutla and colleagues, which aims to describe the environmental factors influencing epidemic cholera. 1 Regarding cholera in Haiti, the authors challenged the findings of many studies showing that the epidemic likely originated from the importation of toxi-genic Vibrio cholerae by Nepalese peacekeepers in October 2010. 2–5 Instead, they a...

Risk Factors Early in the 2010 Cholera Epidemic, Haiti

During the early weeks of the cholera outbreak that began in Haiti in October 2010, we conducted a case-control study to identify risk factors. Drinking treated water was strongly protective against illness. Our results highlight the effectiveness of safe water in cholera control.

Inside Zimbabwe's cholera epidemic.

Epidemic Progression of Cholera

natural laws and progressive steps of the disease. It is often said that statistics can be made to prove anything ; but, from personal knowledge of the records of cholera in India, I assert that statistics of the army in that country are a marvel of accuracy, and from them have been deduced most valuable data. The late Dr. James Bryden's works on epidemic disease in India teem with information ...

Environmental factors influencing growth and pubertal development.

Postnatal growth is based on hereditary signals and environmental factors in a complex regulatory network. Each factor must be in an optimal state for normal growth of the child. Fetal conditions may also have consequences on postnatal height. Intrauterine growth retardation can be recovered postnatally, although postnatal growth remains depressed in about one-third of cases. After birth, the e...