The Potential Financial Costs of Climate Change on Health of Urban and Rural Citizens: A Case Study of Vibrio cholerae Infections at Bukavu Town South Kivu Province Eastern of Democratic Republic of Congo

The Potential Financial Costs of Climate Change on Health of Urban and Rural Citizens: A Case Study of Vibrio cholerae Infections at Bukavu Town South Kivu Province Eastern of Democratic Republic of Congo

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Background: Cholera epidemics have a recorded history in eastern Congo dating to 1971. A study was conducted to find out the linkage between climate variability/change and cholera outbreak and to assess the related economic cost in the management of cholera in Congo.Methods: This study integrates hi...

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Main Authors: Mb Théodore Munyuli, J-M Mbaka Kavuvu, Guy Mulinganya, G Mulinganya Bwinja
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2013-07-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Public Health
Subjects:
Climate Change
Citizens Health
Cholera Burden
Medical Treatment
Health Systems Adaptation
Congo
Online Access:http://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/IJPH/article/view/3705/2180

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