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The risk for cholera infection is >100 times higher for household contacts of cholera patients during the week after the index pa
This report is based on a desk-based review of secondary data, comprising published material as well as grey literature, supplemente
The provision of safe water in adequate quantities is a basic necessity in emergencies to prevent the transmission of infectious dis
Recent investigations into the March 2003 outbreak of SARS in Hong Kong have concluded that environmental factors played an importan
A number of organizations engaged in tanker trucks to deliver water to populations affected by the 2005 tsunami in Indonesia.
The water supply of the rural coastal areas in Sri Lanka is provided by private open dug wells, most of which have been flooded by s
Following the earthquake and tsunami in the Indian Ocean in 2004, the emergency response that ensued prioritized the health and well
When the Asian tsunami struck the Andaman Islands, nearly 7,000 people were relocated in six camps.
In peri-urban Monrovia, contaminated hand-dug wells were contributing to cholera outbreaks.