Lakes as source of cholera outbreaks, Democratic Republic of Congo.

Didier Bompangue (1) , Patrick Giraudoux (1) , Pascal Handschumacher (2) , Martine Piarroux (3) , Bertrand Sudre (1) , Mosiana Ekwanzala (4) , Ilunga Kebela (5) , Renaud Piarroux (1)

1 LCE - Laboratoire Chrono-environnement (UMR 6249)
2 Epidémiologie et prévention
3 WHO Collaborating Center on Prevention and Treatment of Human Echinococcosis, SERF Unit
4 OMS - Organisation Mondiale de la Santé
5 Health Ministry

We studied the epidemiology of cholera in Katanga and Eastern Kasai, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, by compiling a database including all cases recorded from 2000 through 2005. Results show that lakes were the sources of outbreaks and demonstrate the inadequacy of the strategy used to combat cholera.

Domaines: Biodiversité et Ecologie

Didier Bompangue, Patrick Giraudoux, Pascal Handschumacher, Martine Piarroux, Bertrand Sudre, et al.. Lakes as source of cholera outbreaks, Democratic Republic of Congo.. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2008, 14 (5), pp.798-800. ⟨10.3201/eid1405.071260⟩. ⟨hal-00341872⟩