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FLOODING AND COMMUNICABLE DISEASES FACT SHEET

The major risk factor for outbreaks associated with flooding is the contamination of drinking-water ... in order to reduce the risk of outbreaks of water-borne diseases. ... It is also highly effectiv e against nearly all waterborne pathogens (except Cryptosporidium parvum oocysts and Mycobacteria species). At doses of a few mg/litre and

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