Flood-associated disease outbreaks and transmission in Southeast Asia - Introduction 4

Authors: Boonfei Tan ¹

Patrick De Vera ²

Josephine Abrazaldo ²

Charmaine Ng ^1*

Source: Frontiers

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Introduction 4

Systematic reporting of flood-associated disease outbreaks across AMS remains limited. Where available, historical literature frequently focuses on leptospirosis (Sawangpol et al., 2025), diarrhea disease (Asadgol et al., 2020; De Guzman et al., 2015; Glass et al., 1984; Lopez et al., 2015; Simanjuntak et al., 2001), typhoid fever (Nga et al., 2018; Roberts et al., 2020; Alba et al., 2016; Muhammad et al., 2020; Pham Thanh et al., 2016), malaria (Memon et al., 2014; Bharati and Ganguly, 2013) and dengue (Langkulsen et al., 2020; Wibawa et al., 2024) as the most common flood associated outbreaks in this region. This gap between well-documented flood events and the sparse reporting of associated outbreaks underscores the challenge of aligning disaster monitoring with public health surveillance. Currently, the ASEAN Weekly Disaster Update (ASEAN Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance on disaster management (AHA Centre), 2025

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