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Background: Cholera remains a leading cause of infectious disease outbreaks globally, and a major public health threat in complex em
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.
A simple method for filtering water to reduce the incidence of cholera was tested in a field trial in Matlab, Bangladesh, and proved
In July 2007, a study by the Centre for Environmental Health Engineering, at the University of Surrey, assessed a modified method of