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The consistent use of household water treatment and storage (HWTS) technologies is necessary for human health.
Household members of diarrhea patients are at higher risk of developing diarrheal diseases (>100 times for cholera) than the gene
Background: Cholera poses a significant global health burden.
Globally, cholera epidemics continue to challenge disease control.
In August 2015, an outbreak of cholera was reported in Tanzania.
The risk for cholera infection is >100 times higher for household contacts of cholera patients during the week after the index pa
Background: Cholera remains a serious public health threat in Asia, Africa and in parts of the Americas.
Household water treatment (HWTS) methods, such as boiling or chlorination, have long been recommended in emergencies.