SynthesisScientific reports2021
Traits and risk factors of post-disaster infectious disease outbreaks: a systematic review.
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24 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
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- The mediatory role of water quality on the association between extreme precipitation events and infectious diarrhea in the Yangtze River Basin, China.Fundamental research · 2024Article
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- Application of Artificial Intelligence in the Management of Drinking Water: A Narrative Review.Cureus · 2023Review
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- Impact of wars and natural disasters on emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases.Frontiers in public health · 2023Review
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- Drought-related cholera outbreaks in Africa and the implications for climate change: a narrative review.Pathogens and global health · 2022Review
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Abstract
Infectious disease outbreaks are increasingly recognised as events that exacerbate impacts or prolong recovery following disasters. Yet, our understanding of the frequency, geography, characteristics and risk factors of post-disaster disease outbreaks globally is lacking. This limits the extent to which disease outbreak risks can be prepared for, monitored and responded to following disasters. Here, we conducted a global systematic review of post-disaster outbreaks and found that outbreaks linked to conflicts and hydrological events were most frequently reported, and most often caused by bacterial and water-borne agents. Lack of adequate WASH facilities and poor housing were commonly reported risk factors. Displacement, through infrastructure damage, can lead to risk cascades for disease outbreaks; however, displacement can also be an opportunity to remove people from danger and ultimately protect health. The results shed new light on post-disaster disease outbreaks and their risks. Understanding these risk factors and cascades, could help improve future region-specific disaster risk reduction.
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