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“Not far from the Somalia border in Kenya, lies the town of Dadaab, home to over 300,000 refugees, in what is the largest refugee camp in the world. Refugees travel long distances, often by foot, without adequate food, water, sanitation, or shelter. They are faced with a host of medical problems which are compounded by the overcrowded conditions, and limited access to care in the camps, where they live. It is easy for infectious diseases to spread quickly in such conditions. In 2010, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC), Division of Global Migration and Quarantine (DGMQ), responded to nine disease outbreaks in the Dadaab Refugee Camp, including cholera, H1N1 flu, measles, meningitis, and pertussis.”
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