A community-based gastroenteritis outbreak after Typhoon Haiyan, Leyte, Philippines, 2013

Background: Three weeks after Typhoon Haiyan, an increasing number of acute gastroenteritis cases were reported in Kananga, Leyte, an area where evacuated residents had returned home two days after the disaster. An outbreak investigation was conducted to identify the source and risk factors associat...

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Main Authors: Ray Justin Ventura, Edzel Muhi, Vikki Carr de los Reyes, Ma Nemia Sucaldito, Enrique Tayag
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific 2015-01-01
Series:Western Pacific Surveillance and Response
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Online Access:http://ojs.wpro.who.int/ojs/index.php/wpsar/article/view/248/433