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Background: Cholera remains a leading cause of infectious disease outbreaks globally, and a major public health threat in complex em
Background In October 2010, Haiti was struck by a large-scale cholera epidemic.
Cholera remains a significant threat to global public health with an estimated 100,000 deaths per year.
Household water treatment (HWTS) methods, such as boiling or chlorination, have long been recommended in emergencies.
The cholera epidemic in Zimbabwe between 2008-2009 also came against a backdrop of water and sanitation infrastructure issues that r