Dipika Sur
The burden of cholera in the slums of Kolkata, India: data from a prospective, community based study
National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases
conduct prospective community based study impoverished urban site kolkata formerly calcutta order measure burden cholera describe epidemiology search potential risk factors could addressed public health strategiesthe study population enumerated beginning end study period surveillance five field outposts two referral hospitals acute watery nonbloody diarrhoea conducted 1 may 2003 30 april 2004 data stool sample culture vibrio cholerae collected patient treatment provided accordance national guidelinesfrom 62 329 individuals surveillance 3284 diarrhoea episodes detected 3276 99 stool sample collected 126 4 culture confirmed cholera nineteen 15 children less 2 years age 29 23 severe dehydration 48 38 hospitalised risk factors cholera included household member cholera period surveillance young age lower educational levelthere substantial burden cholera kolkata risk factors easily amenable intervention young children bear brunt diarrhoeal diseases general cholera well mass vaccination could potentially useful tool prevent control seasonal cholera community