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Cholera epidemic and natural disasters; where is the link
A K Siddique1, Q Islam, K Akram
1International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh, Dhaka.
Tropical and Geographical Medicine
|October 1, 1989
Abstract:
In May 1985, a cyclone and tidal surge devastated Sandwip, an island off the Southern Corner of Bangladesh. Within one week after this disaster a cholera epidemic broke out. It resulted in 12,194 registered cases and 51 deaths. The factors contributing to the occurrence of the epidemic are analyzed.