Diphtheria outbreak among the Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh: What strategies should be utilized for prevention and control?

Since November 2017, diphtheria outbreaks among the refugees have become a public health crisis with the initial index case reported on November 10th, 2017, in the Balukhali camp [1]. [...]it also spreading among the nearby host community which may spread to another region of Bangladesh. [...]approp...

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Published inTravel medicine and infectious disease Vol. 34; p. 101591
Main Authors Hsan, Kamrul, Misti, Jannatul Mawa, Gozal, David, Griffiths, Mark D., Mamun, Mohammed A.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Netherlands Elsevier Ltd 01.03.2020
Elsevier Limited
Subjects
Bangladesh
Control
Control and prevention
Diphtheria
Disease prevention
Epidemics
Infectious diseases
Laboratories
Outbreak
Outbreaks
Prevention
Public health
Refugees
Rohingya
Rohingya people
Sanitation
Travel medicine
Vaccines
Bangladesh
Myanmar (Burma)
Rohingya
Control and prevention
Bangladesh
Outbreak
Diphtheria
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Summary:Since November 2017, diphtheria outbreaks among the refugees have become a public health crisis with the initial index case reported on November 10th, 2017, in the Balukhali camp [1]. [...]it also spreading among the nearby host community which may spread to another region of Bangladesh. [...]appropriate control and prevention strategies are needed to reduce the spread of the outbreak. [...]the one-dose strategy would be a better choice to control the diphtheria outbreak among the Rohingya refugees and host communities.
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ISSN:1477-8939
1873-0442
DOI:10.1016/j.tmaid.2020.101591