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Research from World Health Organization provides new data about immunization
October 15th, 2008
According to recent research from Geneva, Switzerland, "Humanitarian aid workers regularly encounter the challenge of setting up functioning surveillance systems immediately after a disaster. Detecting potential outbreaks of diseases, such as cholera, that might arise from disturbed living conditions, displacement and lack of clean water and sanitation is, therefore, extremely difficult." "Fears of cholera outbreaks are often rife in such conditions and the pertinence of using cholera vaccines, now available on the market, merit attention. The case of Aceh province, Indonesia, following the 2004 tsunami is examined here: the government of Indonesia decided to carry out...
Source: Vaccine Weekly (2008-10-15)
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