This systematic review synthesises waterborne and vector-borne infection evidence after floods, considering timing, sanitation and surveillance pathways. It supports preparedness priorities, but heterogeneous flood definitions, diagnostics and study quality prevent a single universal risk estimate.
Key findings
- This systematic review synthesises waterborne and vector-borne infection evidence after floods, considering timing, sanitation and surveillance pathways. It supports preparedness priorities, but heterogeneous flood definitions, diagnostics and study quality prevent a single universal risk estimate.
Why this matters globally
This work adds internationally comparable evidence in Health sciences and defines questions for replication in other populations or systems. Its global value lies in the evidence and transferable reasoning, not in a single impact score.
Thai researcher contribution
Thailand-linked authors and Chiang Mai University contribute to the research network behind this work. Thai participation is identified from bibliographic affiliations and should be checked against the author list and source article.
Limitations to consider
Conclusions inherit the quality, definitions and completeness of included studies; heterogeneity and publication bias can distort pooled impressions.