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Comment
. 2021 Dec;129(12):124001.
doi: 10.1289/EHP10382. Epub 2021 Dec 1.

Standing Water and Missing Data: The Murky Relationship between Flooding and Mosquito-Borne Diseases

Nate Seltenrich
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Standing Water and Missing Data: The Murky Relationship between Flooding and Mosquito-Borne Diseases

Nate Seltenrich. Environ Health Perspect. 2021 Dec.

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People and machinery clearing debris from flooded canal.
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People and machinery clearing debris from flooded canal
Residents of Machala, Ecuador, work to unclog a canal after massive flooding in February 2016. Malaria, Zika virus disease, dengue, and other mosquito-borne diseases are widespread in South America. However, relatively few studies have addressed flooding-related disease incidence in this area. Image: © Dany Krom.
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