Forced Migration and the Spread of Infectious Diseases

We examine the role of Venezuelan forced migration on the propagation of 15 infectious diseases in Colombia. For this purpose, we use rich municipal-monthly panel data. We exploit the fact that municipalities closer to the main migration entry points have a disproportionate exposure to infected migr...

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Published inJournal of health economics Vol. 79; p. 102491
Main Authors Ibáñez, Ana María, Rozo, Sandra V., Urbina, María J.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 01.09.2021
Elsevier Sequoia S.A
Subjects
Avoidable
Bacterial diseases
Chicken pox
Disease transmission
Forced Migration
Health administration
Health economics
Health Outcomes
Infectious Diseases
Migrants
Migration
Municipalities
Panel data
Propagation
Public health
Refugees
Sexually transmitted diseases
STD
Syphilis
Tuberculosis
Vaccines
Varicella
Vector-borne diseases
Forced Migration
Infectious Diseases
O15
Health Outcomes
I15
F22
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Summary:We examine the role of Venezuelan forced migration on the propagation of 15 infectious diseases in Colombia. For this purpose, we use rich municipal-monthly panel data. We exploit the fact that municipalities closer to the main migration entry points have a disproportionate exposure to infected migrants when the cumulative migration flows increase. We find that higher refugee inflows are associated with increments in the incidence of vaccine-preventable diseases, such as chickenpox and tuberculosis, as well as sexually transmitted diseases, namely syphilis. However, we find no significant effects of migration on the propagation of vector-borne diseases. Contact with infected migrants upon arrival seems to be the main driving mechanism.
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ISSN:0167-6296
1879-1646
DOI:10.1016/j.jhealeco.2021.102491