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Background: Somalia reported repeated cholera outbreaks between 2017 and 2019.
Globally, cholera epidemics continue to challenge disease control.
In August 2015, an outbreak of cholera was reported in Tanzania.
Household water treatment (HWTS) methods, such as boiling or chlorination, have long been recommended in emergencies.
Refugee populations often flee with very little belongings and lack appropriate hygiene infrastructure in an environment that is unf
In peri-urban Monrovia, contaminated hand-dug wells were contributing to cholera outbreaks.