Real-time Analysis of the Diphtheria Outbreak in Forcibly Displaced Myanmar Nationals in Bangladesh

• 2019

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• Flavio Finger; Sebastian Funk; Kate White; M. Ruby Siddiqui; W. John Edmunds; Adam Kucharski
PMID: 30857521DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-019-1288-7

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This study shows how transmission dynamic models and forecasting techniques provided insights into the epidemiological processes underlying the diphtheria outbreak in a large Rohingya refugee camp Bangladesh in 2017. The modeling helped guide decisions on hospital beds, staffing, and vaccination efforts for children aged 5-14 years who were most affected by the disease due to low vaccination rates. This resource is related to a PPN podcast titled "A Global Connection."

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Focus Area: Infectious Disease

Audiences: Emergency Managers; Physicians; Public Health Professionals

Emergency Management Stage: Response

Keywords: Bangladesh; Myanmar; Communicable Diseases; Corynebacterium diphtheriae; Disease Outbreaks; Models, Theoretical; Refugees; Refugee Camps; Diphtheria

Institutions: London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine; Médecins Sans Frontières

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