Impacts of flood on health of Iranian population: Infectious diseases with an emphasis on parasitic infections

Background: Outbreaks of infectious diseases are the major concern after flooding. Flood makes people displacement which would be more complicated with inadequate sanitation. Settling in crowded shelters in absence of clean water and inaccessibility to health care services makes people more vulnerab...

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Main Authors: Azar Shokri, Sadaf Sabzevari, Seyed Ahmad Hashemi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-05-01
Series:Parasite Epidemiology and Control
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405673120300131