Epidemiological, clinical, and public health response characteristics of a large outbreak of diphtheria among the Rohingya population in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, 2017 to 2019: A retrospective study.

Epidemiological, clinical, and public health response characteristics of a large outbreak of diphtheria among the Rohingya population in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, 2017 to 2019: A retrospective study.

<h4>Background</h4>Unrest in Myanmar in August 2017 resulted in the movement of over 700,000 Rohingya refugees to overcrowded camps in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. A large outbreak of diphtheria subsequently began in this population.<h4>Methods and findings</h4>Data were col...

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Main Authors: Jonathan A Polonsky, Melissa Ivey, Md Khadimul Anam Mazhar, Ziaur Rahman, Olivier le Polain de Waroux, Basel Karo, Katri Jalava, Sirenda Vong, Amrish Baidjoe, Janet Diaz, Flavio Finger, Zakir H Habib, Charls Erik Halder, Christopher Haskew, Laurent Kaiser, Ali S Khan, Lucky Sangal, Tahmina Shirin, Quazi Ahmed Zaki, Md Abdus Salam, Kate White
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-04-01
Series:PLoS Medicine
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1003587

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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1003587

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