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Waterborne cholera in Riohacha, Colombia, 1992

Between 1 January and 31 July 1992 a cholera epidemic caused 548 reported cases (an incidence of about 8 cases per 1 000 inhabitants) in Riohacha, Colombia. Following an initial review of hospital and laboratory data, a cross-sectional household survey and case-control study were conducted to invest...

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Autores Principales:	Cárdenas Ayala, Victor Manuel, Saad, Cecilia, Linero, Martha, Varona-Uribe, Marcela
Formato:	Artículo (Article)
Lenguaje:	Inglés (English)
Publicado:	Organización Panamericana de la Salud 1993
Materias:	Cholera Colombia Water pollution Case-control studies
Acceso en línea:	https://repository.urosario.edu.co/handle/10336/29852

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spelling	ir-10336-298522022-05-02T12:37:15Z Waterborne cholera in Riohacha, Colombia, 1992 Cólera transmitido por el agua en Riohacha, Colombia, 1992 Cárdenas Ayala, Victor Manuel Saad, Cecilia Linero, Martha Varona-Uribe, Marcela Cholera Colombia Water pollution Case-control studies Between 1 January and 31 July 1992 a cholera epidemic caused 548 reported cases (an incidence of about 8 cases per 1 000 inhabitants) in Riohacha, Colombia. Following an initial review of hospital and laboratory data, a cross-sectional household survey and case-control study were conducted to investigate this epidemic. The cross-sectional survey found an increased risk of cholera between November 1991 and September 1992 among subjects who usually drank unchlorinated piped water from the municipal water system (prevalence odds ratio, POR = 5.7;95 percent confidence interval, CI = 1.2-41.1), as well as an increased risk of acute diarrheal disease in the 2 weeks preceding the survey interview among these same subjects (POR = 3.3;95 percent CI = 1.1-11.2). The case control study revealed an association between cholera and drinking unboiled tap water (OR = 7.2;95 percent CI = 1.6-32.2), and also between cholera and limited availability of water (1 400 liters per week) within the household (OR = 3.6;95 percent CI = 0.8-16.4). These findings strongly suggest that most of the Riohacha cholera cases were transmitted by contaminated municipal water, a conclusion supported by descriptive evidence of problems affecting Riohacha's municipal water and sewerage systems. 1993 2020-09-11T21:05:39Z info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion ISSN: 0085-4638 https://repository.urosario.edu.co/handle/10336/29852 eng info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess application/pdf Organización Panamericana de la Salud instname:Universidad del Rosario
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language	Inglés (English)
topic	Cholera Colombia Water pollution Case-control studies
spellingShingle	Cholera Colombia Water pollution Case-control studies Cárdenas Ayala, Victor Manuel Saad, Cecilia Linero, Martha Varona-Uribe, Marcela Waterborne cholera in Riohacha, Colombia, 1992
description	Between 1 January and 31 July 1992 a cholera epidemic caused 548 reported cases (an incidence of about 8 cases per 1 000 inhabitants) in Riohacha, Colombia. Following an initial review of hospital and laboratory data, a cross-sectional household survey and case-control study were conducted to investigate this epidemic. The cross-sectional survey found an increased risk of cholera between November 1991 and September 1992 among subjects who usually drank unchlorinated piped water from the municipal water system (prevalence odds ratio, POR = 5.7;95 percent confidence interval, CI = 1.2-41.1), as well as an increased risk of acute diarrheal disease in the 2 weeks preceding the survey interview among these same subjects (POR = 3.3;95 percent CI = 1.1-11.2). The case control study revealed an association between cholera and drinking unboiled tap water (OR = 7.2;95 percent CI = 1.6-32.2), and also between cholera and limited availability of water (1 400 liters per week) within the household (OR = 3.6;95 percent CI = 0.8-16.4). These findings strongly suggest that most of the Riohacha cholera cases were transmitted by contaminated municipal water, a conclusion supported by descriptive evidence of problems affecting Riohacha's municipal water and sewerage systems.
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author	Cárdenas Ayala, Victor Manuel Saad, Cecilia Linero, Martha Varona-Uribe, Marcela
author_facet	Cárdenas Ayala, Victor Manuel Saad, Cecilia Linero, Martha Varona-Uribe, Marcela
author_sort	Cárdenas Ayala, Victor Manuel
title	Waterborne cholera in Riohacha, Colombia, 1992
title_short	Waterborne cholera in Riohacha, Colombia, 1992
title_full	Waterborne cholera in Riohacha, Colombia, 1992
title_fullStr	Waterborne cholera in Riohacha, Colombia, 1992
title_full_unstemmed	Waterborne cholera in Riohacha, Colombia, 1992
title_sort	waterborne cholera in riohacha, colombia, 1992
publisher	Organización Panamericana de la Salud
publishDate	1993
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Waterborne cholera in Riohacha, Colombia, 1992

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