Epidemic of bacillary dysentery in the Rwanda refugee camps of the Goma region (Zaire, North Kivu) in August 1994

The authors describe the extension of an outbreak of bacillary dysentery among the Rwandese populations seeking refuge in the region of Goma, Zaire in august 1994. Analysis of the epidemiological surveillance data and of the bacteriological laboratory results of the Bioforce, show that this epidemic...

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Published inAnnales de la Societe belge de medecine tropicale Vol. 75; no. 3; p. 201
Main Authors Milleliri, J M, Soares, J L, Signoret, J, Bechen, R, Lamarque, D, Boutin, J P, Coué, J C, Niel, L, Merouze, F, Rey, J L
Format Journal Article
LanguageFrench
Published Belgium 01.09.1995
Subjects
Adolescent
Adult
Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use
Child
Child, Preschool
Democratic Republic of the Congo - epidemiology
Disease Outbreaks
Dysentery, Bacillary - drug therapy
Dysentery, Bacillary - epidemiology
Female
Humans
Infant
Male
Middle Aged
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications, Infectious - epidemiology
Refugees
Rwanda - ethnology
Rwanda
Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Summary:The authors describe the extension of an outbreak of bacillary dysentery among the Rwandese populations seeking refuge in the region of Goma, Zaire in august 1994. Analysis of the epidemiological surveillance data and of the bacteriological laboratory results of the Bioforce, show that this epidemic was probably facilitated by the preceding cholera outbreak. In such circumstances, rapid sterilization of the virus reservoir, by short course treatments, might be beneficial in limiting the extension of the epidemic.
ISSN:0772-4128