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Locally-manufactured ceramic water filters (CWFs) remove Escherichia coli via physical screening, physicochemical mechanism
Household members of diarrhea patients are at higher risk of developing diarrheal diseases (>100 times for cholera) than the gene
Background: The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic poses a grave threat to refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs).
After the 2015 earthquake in Nepal that killed approximately 9,000 people, the country faced an increased risk of cholera outbreaks
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.
When water supplies are compromised during an emergency, responders often recommend household water treatment and safe storage (HWTS