Spatio-Temporal Dynamics of Cholera during the First Year of the Epidemic in Haiti

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Gaudart, Jean | Rebaudet, Stanislas | Barrais, Robert | Boncy, Jacques | Faucher, Benoit | Piarroux, Martine | Magloire, Roc | Thimothe, Gabriel | Piarroux, Renaud

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International audience. Background: In October 2010, cholera importation in Haiti triggered an epidemic that rapidly proved to be the world's largest epidemic of the seventh cholera pandemic. To establish effective control and elimination policies, strategies rely on the analysis of cholera dynamics. In this report, we describe the spatio-temporal dynamics of cholera and the associated environmental factors.

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