Cholera outbreak in a naïve rural community in Northern Nigeria: the importance of hand washing with soap September 2010

摘要

IntroductionCholera outbreaks in rural communities are associated with high morbidity and mortality. Effective interventions to control these outbreaks require identification of source and risk factors for infection. In September, 2010 we investigated a cholera outbreak in Bashuri, a cholera naïve rural community in northern Nigeria to identify the risk factors and institute control measures.