Infectious disease outbreaks among forcibly displaced persons: an analysis of ProMED reports 1996-2016.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) estimates the number of forcibly displaced people increased from 22.7 million people in 1996 to 67.7 million people in 2016. Human mobility is associated with the introduction of infectious disease pathogens. The aim of this study was to describe the range of pathogens in forcibly displaced populations over time using an informal event monitoring system.

Methods

We conducted a retrospective analysis of ProMED, a digital disease monitoring system, to identify reports of outbreak events involving forcibly displaced populations between 1996 and 2016. Number of outbreak events per year was tabulated. Each record was assessed to determine outbreak location, pathogen, origin of persons implicated in the outbreak, and suspected v

SUBMITTER: Desai AN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7374653 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature