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Possible Viral Infections in Flood Disasters: A Review Considering 2019 Spring Floods in Iran Publisher



Yavarian J1 ; Shafieijandaghi NZ1 ; Mokhtariazad T1
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  1. 1. Department of Virology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Porsina St, Tehran, Iran

Source: Iranian Journal of Microbiology Published:2019


Abstract

Floods are one of the natural disasters occurring worldwide which have a massive range of health impacts. In addition to immediate dangers such as drowning, floods can increase the transmission of some communicable diseases. Up to now there was no report of viral infection outbreaks after 2019 spring floods in Iran. This review explains the possible viral infections which may occur during or after floods. © 2019, Tehran University of Medical Science. All rights reserved.
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