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Background: Diarrheal illnesses are mainly linked with poverty, and hygiene promotion programs can significantly reduce childhood di
Appropriate behaviour change with regard to safe water contact practices will facilitate the elimination of schistosomiasis as a pub
Maroua, the capital of Far North Cameroon, is frequently affected by outbreaks of waterborne diseases.
Globally, cholera epidemics continue to challenge disease control.
Water chlorination is widely used in emergency responses to reduce diarrheal diseases, although communities with no prior exposure t
The current Sphere guideline for water chlorination in humanitarian emergencies fails to reliably ensure household water safety in r
Case-area targeted interventions (CATIs) against cholera are conducted by rapid response teams, and may include various activities l
In August 2015, an outbreak of cholera was reported in Tanzania.
Background In October 2010, Haiti was struck by a large-scale cholera epidemic.