[Spatio-temporal dynamics of bacillary dysentery outbreaks in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1999-2013].
CONCLUSION: Shigellosis outbreaks have become rare and of low magnitude. Our results suggest a need for further exploration of the causes and determinants of high incidences of bloody diarrhea. Present-day diminution of shigellosis outbreaks calls for research into explanatory factors.
PMID: 33518368 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Revue d Epidemiologie et de Sante Publique - Category: Epidemiology Tags: Rev Epidemiol Sante Publique Source Type: research
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