In:
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Vol. 100, No. 3 ( 2003-02-04), p. 1051-1055
Abstract:
Based on results of ecological studies demonstrating that Vibrio cholerae , the etiological agent of epidemic cholera, is commensal to zooplankton, notably copepods, a simple filtration procedure was developed whereby zooplankton, most phytoplankton, and particulates 〉 20 μm were removed from water before use. Effective deployment of this filtration procedure, from September 1999 through July 2002 in 65 villages of rural Bangladesh, of which the total population for the entire study comprised ≈133,000 individuals, yielded a 48% reduction in cholera ( P 〈 0.005) compared with the control.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0027-8424
,
1091-6490
DOI:
10.1073/pnas.0237386100
Language:
English
Publisher:
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Publication Date:
2003
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209104-5
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1461794-8
SSG:
11
SSG:
12