Floods create health risks: what to look out for and how to avoid them
By Juno Thomas, Head: Centre for Enteric Diseases, National Institute for Communicable Diseases
Linda Erasmus, Medical epidemiologist: Centre for Enteric Diseases,, National Institute for Communicable Diseases
The displacement of people and overcrowding that often results from flooding provide optimal conditions for outbreaks of respiratory and gastrointestinal illness.
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Monday, April 25, 2022