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Public health implications of complex emergencies and natural disasters

Authored by:

Culver A, Rochat R, Cookson S

Full Citation:

Culver A, Rochat R, Cookson S 2017. Public health implications of complex emergencies and natural disasters. Conflict and health. 11(1).

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Additional key concepts from this publication:

Conflict and migration can lead to disease outbreaks in diseases previously controlled or eliminated and jeopardize disease control efforts.

Key Evidence: In a study of the overlap between complex humanitarian emergencies and disease outbreaks, researchers found that more than 40% of complex emergencies that occurred between 2005-2014 were associated with an outbreak of infectious disease, with a high likelihood that the outbreak was vaccine-preventable.