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Background: Cholera poses a significant global health burden.
In 2019, 30,000 people were forced to leave their homes due to conflict, persecution, and natural disaster each day.
About a million Rohingyas have fled due to the ethnic cleansing in Myanmar and sought refuge in Bangladesh.
Case-area targeted interventions (CATIs) against cholera are conducted by rapid response teams, and may include various activities l
Targeted interventions have been delivered to neighbors of cholera cases in major epidemic responses globally despite limited eviden
Purpose. The 2014 outbreak of Ebola virus disease (EVD) in West Africa was the largest in history.
The risk for cholera infection is >100 times higher for household contacts of cholera patients during the week after the index pa
The performance and acceptability of the Nerox™ membrane drinking water filter were evaluated among an internally displaced populati
Household water treatment (HWTS) methods, such as boiling or chlorination, have long been recommended in emergencies.