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case_images: Mean monthly rainfall at Lwiro meteorological station and cases of Vibrio cholerae infection by month along the period (1992-2002)
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case_images: Looking at the data, it was observed that a seasonal pattern seemed to exist during the rainy season when lower minimum/maximum temperatures and lower total rainfall coincided with lower cases of cholera (Figs. 4-8). From 1992 to 2002, V.cholerae infections tend to peak during September to March periods during or immediately after rainfall peaks (Fig. 4).
case_images: Mean monthly rainfall at Lwiro meteorological station and cases of Vibrio cholerae infection by month along the period (2003-2011)
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case_images: Looking at the data, it was observed that a seasonal pattern seemed to exist during the rainy season when lower minimum/maximum temperatures and lower total rainfall coincided with lower cases of cholera (Figs. 4-8). Interestingly, from 2003 to 20011, the number of New cases of Cholera increased significantly (P<0.01) in Bukavu town (Figure-5).
case_images: Vibrio cholerae infection cases in Katana rural health zonal area and monthly rainfall at Lwiro meteorological stations along the period from 2002 to 2011
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case_images: Looking at the data, it was observed that a seasonal pattern seemed to exist during the rainy season when lower minimum/maximum temperatures and lower total rainfall coincided with lower cases of cholera (Figs. 4-8). Similarly trends were observed in a rural health zone (that is located at 45 Km far from Bukavu town) of South-Kivu province (Fig. 6).
case_images: Vibrio cholerae infection cases and the daily (min/maxim) temperature values at Lwiro meteorological stations along the period from 1992 to 2002
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case_images: Looking at the data, it was observed that a seasonal pattern seemed to exist during the rainy season when lower minimum/maximum temperatures and lower total rainfall coincided with lower cases of cholera (Figs. 4-8). The trends in minimum temperature and in maximum temperature were not in synchrony with cholera cases (Fig. 7) from 1992 to 2011 although there was a tendency for the maximum temperature to increase from 2002 to 2011 (Fig. 8).
case_images: Vibrio cholerae infection cases and the daily (min/maxim) temperature values at Lwiro meteorological stations along the period from 1992 to 2002
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case_images: Looking at the data, it was observed that a seasonal pattern seemed to exist during the rainy season when lower minimum/maximum temperatures and lower total rainfall coincided with lower cases of cholera (Figs. 4-8).