Typhoid fever: hurdles to adequate hand washing for disease prevention among the population of a peri-urban informal settlement in Fiji
Problem/context: The Pacific island nation of Fiji Islands has high rates of endemic typhoid fever which is difficult to diagnose and often underreported. However, the majority of cases are preventable through use of safe water; adequate sanitation; vaccination; and, most sustainable of all, simple...
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Main Authors: | Mosese Salusalu (Author), Jacob Kool (Author), Judith McCool (Author), James Greenwell (Author) |
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World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific,
2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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