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. 2009 Feb 13;4(2):e4494. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0004494

Table 1. Total population, attack rates and case fatality ratios in 11 refugee settings in Rwanda, Tanzania, and Democratic Republic of Congo between November 1993 and February 1995.

Country	Camp	Arrival of refugees	First cases of bloody diarrhea	Weekly population (Mean±sd)		Attack Rates (%)		Case Fatality Ratios (%)
				Total	Under 5	Total	Under 5	Total	Under 5
Rwanda	Nzangwa	October 93	November 93	18,930^a	3,070^a	30.7	53.2	NA^b	NA^b
Tanzania	Benaco	April 94	May 94	215,889±31,856	45,160^a	15.1	18.9	NA^b	NA^b
	Lumashi	June 94	June 94	61,620±21,777	15,600^a	9.4	13.3	NA^b	NA^b
Rwanda	Kaduha	April–July 94	August 94	30,000^a	NA^b	12.3	NA^b	6.0	11.5
	Rukondo	April–July 94	August 94	45,290±13,135	7,682±2,248	18.1	26.2	1.5	1.6
DRC^c	Mungunga	July 94	August 94	131,900±11,371	22,420±1,933	22.9	28.7	NA^b	NA^b
	Kibumba	July 94	August 94	128,800±24,115	21,890±4,099	39.1	49.7	NA^b	NA^b
	Katale	July 94	August 94	110,000^a	18,370^a	34.4	44.6	NA^b	NA^b
	Kalehe	July 94	August 94	8,588±2,227	1,534±400	10.5	17.3	3.8	7.9
	Kashusha	July 94	August 94	36,520±4,730	6,574±851	5.5	5.9	1.9	3.1
	Inera	July 94	September 94	29,080±2,452	5,234±441	6.3	5.0	9.0	18.3

^a

Was considered constant over time.

^b

NA: Not Available.

^c

DRC: Democratic Republic of the Congo.