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Internally displaced persons (IDPs) are often predisposed to infectious diseases because of the temporary nature of their abode whic
Background: Diarrhea and acute respiratory infections (ARI) account for 30% of deaths among children displaced due
On May 2, 2009 an outbreak of typhoid fever began in rural villages along the Malawi-Mozambique border resulting in 748 illnesses an
Background: Refugees are at high risk for communicable diseases due to overcrowding and poor water, sanitation,
The international response to Haiti’s ongoing cholera outbreak has been multifaceted, including health education efforts by communit
Diarrheal disease is a common cause of morbidity and mortality.
Children under 18 can represent 50% or more of a crisis-affected population.
The devastating earthquake on 8 October 2005 caused the immediate death of more than 70,000 people with injury and displacement to m