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Background: Cholera remains a serious public health threat in Asia, Africa and in parts of the Americas.
Diarrheal disease is a common cause of morbidity and mortality.
When responding to an emergency situation, ensuring safe excreta disposal is an urgent priority in the disaster relief effort.
A simple method for filtering water to reduce the incidence of cholera was tested in a field trial in Matlab, Bangladesh, and proved