Forced Migration and the Spread of Infectious Diseases

dc.contributor.author	Inter-American Development Bank
dc.date.accessioned	2022-09-29T20:51:03Z
dc.date.available	2022-09-29T20:51:03Z
dc.date.issued	2020-11
dc.identifier.uri	http://www.healthandmigration.info/xmlui/handle/123456789/578
dc.description.abstract	We examine the role of Venezuelan forced migration on the propagation of 15 infectious dis- eases in Colombia. For this purpose, we use rich municipal-monthly panel data. We exploit the fact that municipalities closer to the main migration entry points have a disproportionate ex- posure to infected migrants when the cumulative migration flows increase. We find that higher refugee inflows are associated with increments in the incidence of vaccine-preventable dis- eases, such as chickenpox and tuberculosis, as well as sexually transmitted diseases, including AIDS and syphilis. However, we find no significant effects of migration on the propagation of vector-borne diseases. Contact with infected migrants upon arrival seems to be the main driving mechanism	en
dc.title	Forced Migration and the Spread of Infectious Diseases	en
eihealth.country	Colombia	en
eihealth.category	Immunizations	en
eihealth.type	Published Article	en
eihealth.enlace.uri	https://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/Forced-Migration-and-the-Spread-of-Infectious-Diseases.pdf	en