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Objective To describe the implementation of case-area targeted interventions to reduce cholera transmission using a
The current Sphere guideline for water chlorination in humanitarian emergencies fails to reliably ensure household water safety in r
In August 2015, an outbreak of cholera was reported in Tanzania.
In September 2016, Médecins Sans Frontières responded to a hepatitis E (HEV) outbreak in Chad by implementing water treatment and hy
Background: Refugees are at high risk for communicable diseases due to overcrowding and poor water, sanitation,
Diarrheal disease is a common cause of morbidity and mortality.
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
The bacteriological quality of drinking-water supply of five major urban centres affected by the October 2005 earthquake in Pakistan
Tropical Storm Jeanne struck Haiti in September 2004, causing widespread flooding which contaminated water sources, displaced thousa