TY - JOUR
T1 - Emerging outbreaks associated with conflict and failing healthcare systems in the Middle East
AU - Raad, Issam I.
AU - Chaftari, Anne Marie
AU - Dib, Rita Wilson
AU - Graviss, Edward A.
AU - Hachem, Ray
PY - 2018/10/1
Y1 - 2018/10/1
N2 - The escalating conflicts in the Middle East have been associated with the rapid collapse of the existing healthcare systems in affected countries. As millions of refugees flee their countries, they become vulnerable and exposed to communicable diseases that easily grow into epidemic crises. Here, we describe infectious disease epidemics that have been associated with conflicts in the Middle East, including cholera, poliomyelitis, measles, cutaneous leishmaniasis, and diphtheria, that call for appropriate preventive measures. Local ongoing wars and failing healthcare systems have resulted in regional and global health threats that warrant international medical interventions.
AB - The escalating conflicts in the Middle East have been associated with the rapid collapse of the existing healthcare systems in affected countries. As millions of refugees flee their countries, they become vulnerable and exposed to communicable diseases that easily grow into epidemic crises. Here, we describe infectious disease epidemics that have been associated with conflicts in the Middle East, including cholera, poliomyelitis, measles, cutaneous leishmaniasis, and diphtheria, that call for appropriate preventive measures. Local ongoing wars and failing healthcare systems have resulted in regional and global health threats that warrant international medical interventions.
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U2 - 10.1017/ice.2018.177
DO - 10.1017/ice.2018.177
M3 - Review article
C2 - 30099975
AN - SCOPUS:85052820801
VL - 39
SP - 1230
EP - 1236
JO - Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
JF - Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
SN - 0899-823X
IS - 10
ER -