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On May 2, 2009 an outbreak of typhoid fever began in rural villages along the Malawi-Mozambique border resulting in 748 illnesses an
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.
Objective: Many of the areas in the Philippines affected by Typhoon Haiyan are endemic for dengue; theref
In this research, three faecal sludge sanitizing methods—lactic acid fermentation, urea treatment and lime treatment—were studied fo
This briefing paper presents a case study of a Peepoo implementation in first phase humanitarian response.
As recent emergencies have shown, there are still significant challenges in the timely provision of safe sanitation in natural disas
A simple method for filtering water to reduce the incidence of cholera was tested in a field trial in Matlab, Bangladesh, and proved