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Refugees of the Syrian civil war: impact on reemerging infections, health services, and biosecurity in Turkey

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Doyanay M, Demiraslan H

Full Citation:

Doyanay M, Demiraslan H 2016. Refugees of the Syrian civil war: impact on reemerging infections, health services, and biosecurity in Turkey. Health Security. 14(4).

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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: The influx of Syrian refugees into Turkey as a result of the Syrian civil war has led to a re-emergence of several infectious diseases in Turkey, including vaccine-preventable diseases, such as measles (930 cases reported among refugees over 4 years), tuberculosis and hepatitis A.