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Background: Somalia reported repeated cholera outbreaks between 2017 and 2019.
Objective To describe the implementation of case-area targeted interventions to reduce cholera transmission using a
The emergence, transmission and distribution of vector-borne diseases (VBDs) are determined by the pathogens, the vectors, the envir
Theories and strategies of social mobilization, capacity building, mass and interpersonal communication, as well as risk communicati
The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that improving water, sanitation and hygiene could prevent at least 9.1% of the global
The bacteriological quality of drinking-water supply of five major urban centres affected by the October 2005 earthquake in Pakistan
The devastating earthquake on 8 October 2005 caused the immediate death of more than 70,000 people with injury and displacement to m
Batch water treatment consists of the intermittent use of settling tanks for water clarification, and is a common treatment practice
Communicable diseases are of particular concern in conflict and disaster-affected populations that reside in camp settings.
Malaria control among nomadic populations has, in the past, posed serious logistic difficulties.