Infectious disease risks among refugees from North Korea
Author(s) -
Hiroshi Nishiura,
Hyojung Lee,
Baoyin Yuan,
Akira Endo,
Andrei R. Akhmetzhanov,
Gerardo Chowell
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
international journal of infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.278
H-Index - 89
eISSN - 1878-3511
pISSN - 1201-9712
DOI - 10.1016/j.ijid.2017.10.021
Subject(s) - malaria , refugee , plasmodium vivax , tuberculosis , infectious disease (medical specialty) , medicine , disease , environmental health , malnutrition , viral hepatitis , hepatitis , immunology , virology , geography , plasmodium falciparum , pathology , archaeology
The characteristics of disease in North Korea, including severe malnutrition and infectious disease risks, have not been openly and widely analyzed. This study was performed to estimate the risks of infectious diseases among refugees from North Korea.
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