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In July 2005, cases of hepatitis were reported from three villages in Nainital district, Uttarakhand, India. We investigated this cluster to identify the source and propose recommendations. A door-to-door sear...
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Open AccessA typhoid fever outbreak in a slum of South Dumdum municipality, West Bengal, India, 2007: Evidence for foodborne and waterborne transmission
In April 2007, a slum of South Dumdum municipality, West Bengal reported an increase in fever cases. We investigated to identify the agent, the source and to propose recommendations.
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Outbreaks of cholera are common in West Bengal. In April 2006, Garulia municipality reported a cluster of diarrhea cases. We investigated this cluster to identify the etiological agent, source of transmission ...
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Open AccessSafer injections following a new national medicine policy in the public sector, Burkina Faso 1995 – 2000
The common failure of health systems to ensure adequate and sufficient supplies of injection devices may have a negative impact on injection safety. We conducted an assessment in April 2001 to determine to whi...
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Open AccessRapid assessment of injection practices in Cambodia, 2002
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