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PRO/EDR> Cholera, diarrhea & dysentery update (67): Africa, Asia
Diarrhea, Cholera, Dysentery -- EthiopiaIn disease outbreak situations, rumors are as valuable as actual surveillance data. In fact, disease response teams, particularly surveillance officers, attach a lot of importance to rumors and investigate them until proven wrong or right. In several instances, disease outbreak rumors have turned out to be correct thereby contributing to early containment, reduced morbidity and mortality associated with major outbreaks. This was the case recently in Somali Read more [...]
