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Objective To describe the implementation of case-area targeted interventions to reduce cholera transmission using a
Background: Handwashing with soap is critical for the prevention of diarrhoeal diseases and outbreak related diseases, including int
Background: Cholera remains a leading cause of infectious disease outbreaks globally, and a major public health threat in complex em
In humanitarian emergency settings there is need for low cost and rapidly deployable interventions to protect vulnerable children, i
In a disaster context, where risk for diarrhoeal disease is elevated, personal hygiene, i.e.
For people affected by disaster, whether wars, earthquakes, or disease epidemics, conditions of life can change suddenly and in ways
Household water treatment (HWTS) methods, such as boiling or chlorination, have long been recommended in emergencies.
The bacteriological quality of drinking-water supply of five major urban centres affected by the October 2005 earthquake in Pakistan
Malaria control among nomadic populations has, in the past, posed serious logistic difficulties.