| Literature DB >> 2635456 |
A K Siddique1, Q Islam, K Akram, Y Mazumder, A Mitra, A Eusof.
Abstract
In May 1985, a cyclone and tidal surge devastated Sandwip, an island off the Southern Corner of Bangladesh. Within one week after this disaster a cholera epidemic broke out. It resulted in 12,194 registered cases and 51 deaths. The factors contributing to the occurrence of the epidemic are analyzed.Entities:
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Year: 1989 PMID: 2635456
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Trop Geogr Med ISSN: 0041-3232