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Locally-manufactured ceramic water filters (CWFs) remove Escherichia coli via physical screening, physicochemical mechanism
There are increasing numbers of people affected by natural disasters, disease outbreaks, and conflict.
Water, sanitation, and hygiene are one part of a cholera control strategy.
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.