Burden of communicable disease among the native and repatriating Afghans

In 2002, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) initiated efforts for repatriation of Afghan refugees to their native country. Since early 2002, more than 5 million Afghan refugees have been repatriated from both Pakistan and Iran back to their native country. [...]the prevalence...

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Veröffentlicht in:	PLoS pathogens 2012-10, Vol.8 (10), p.e1002926-e1002926
Hauptverfasser:	Abidi, Syed H, Ali, Farwa, Shah, Farida, Abbas, Farhat, Ali, Syed
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Acquired immune deficiency syndrome Afghanistan - epidemiology AIDS Biology Communicable diseases Communicable Diseases - epidemiology Communicable Diseases - transmission Development and progression Disease transmission Distribution Emigrants and Immigrants Health aspects HIV HIV Infections - epidemiology HIV Infections - transmission Human immunodeficiency virus Humans Immunization Opinion Physiological aspects Refugees Social and Behavioral Sciences Virulence (Microbiology) Warfare
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Zusammenfassung:	In 2002, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) initiated efforts for repatriation of Afghan refugees to their native country. Since early 2002, more than 5 million Afghan refugees have been repatriated from both Pakistan and Iran back to their native country. [...]the prevalence of preventable infections, such as HBV, measles, and polio, has inevitably risen in this population [3], [13], [14].
ISSN:	1553-7374 1553-7366 1553-7374
DOI:	10.1371/journal.ppat.1002926