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Cholera and household water treatment why communities do not treat water after a cholera outbreak: a case study in Limpopo Province

Published in: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases
Volume 32 , issue 1 , 2017 , pages: 5–8

DOI: 10.1080/23120053.2016.1157951

Author(s): Lutendo Sylvia Mudau Norwich School of Medicine, UK , Murembiwa Stanley Mukhola Norwich School of Medicine, UK , Paul Raymond Hunter Norwich School of Medicine, UK

Keywords: cholera outbreak , communication , drinking water , health education , household water , safe practices , water treatment

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Abstract

Background: Cholera is one of the common diseases in developing countries caused by consumption of contaminated and untreated drinking water. A study was conducted 7 months after a cholera outbreak in Vhembe district, Limpopo, South Africa. The aim of the study was to assess if the communities were still conforming to safe water practices after an outbreak of cholera.

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