Vector-control response in a post-flood disaster setting, Honiara, Solomon Islands, 2014

• Main Authors: Matthew Shortus (Author), Jennie Musto (Author), Hugo Bugoro (Author), Charles Butafa (Author), Alison Sio (Author), Cynthia Joshua (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific, 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

Problem: The close quartering and exposed living conditions in evacuation centres and the potential increase in vector density after flooding in Solomon Islands resulted in an increased risk of exposure for the occupants to vectorborne diseases. Context: In April 2014, Solomon Islands experienced a...