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Alexander and Blackburn BMC Public Health 2013, 13:775 http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/775
RESEARCH ARTICLE
Open Access
Overcoming barriers in evaluating outbreaks of diarrheal disease in resource poor settings: assessment of recurrent outbreaks in Chobe District, Botswana KA Alexander1,2* and JK Blackburn3,4
Abstract Background: Diarrheal illness remains a leading cause of global morbidity and mortality, with the majority of deaths occurring in children