Did the Cholera epidemic in Haiti really start in the Artibonite Department?

Rafael Llanes; Lorenzo Somarriba; Placido Pedroso; Emiliano Mariscal; Carlos Fuster; Yamila Zayas

doi:10.3855/jidc.3311

Did the Cholera epidemic in Haiti really start in the Artibonite Department?

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Rafael Llanes Cuban Medical Brigade in Haití, Port au Prince, Haiti
Lorenzo Somarriba Cuban Medical Brigade in Haití, Port au Prince, Haiti
Placido Pedroso Cuban Medical Brigade in Haití, Port au Prince, Haiti
Emiliano Mariscal Cuban Medical Brigade in Haití, Port au Prince, Haiti
Carlos Fuster Cuban Medical Brigade in Haití, Port au Prince, Haiti
Yamila Zayas Cuban Medical Brigade in Haití, Port au Prince, Haiti

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https://doi.org/10.3855/jidc.3311

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cholera epidemic, Haiti

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Rafael Llanes, Cuban Medical Brigade in Haití, Port au Prince, Haiti

Professor in Clinical Microbiology.Dept Epidemiology, Cuban Medical Brigade in Haiti

Lorenzo Somarriba, Cuban Medical Brigade in Haití, Port au Prince, Haiti

Professor in Health AdministrationCuban Medical Brigade in Haiti

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2013-10-15

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Llanes R, Somarriba L, Pedroso P, Mariscal E, Fuster C, Zayas Y (2013) Did the Cholera epidemic in Haiti really start in the Artibonite Department?. J Infect Dev Ctries 7:753–755. doi: 10.3855/jidc.3311

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Vol. 7 No. 10: October 2013

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Letters to the Editor

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