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Cholera remains a significant threat to global public health with an estimated 100,000 deaths per year.
The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that improving water, sanitation and hygiene could prevent at least 9.1% of the global
Point-of-use water treatment (PoUWT), such as boiling or chlorine disinfection, has long been recommended in emergencies.
The bacteriological quality of drinking-water supply of five major urban centres affected by the October 2005 earthquake in Pakistan