Table 8
TABLE 8. Micronutrient deficiency disease outbreaks in refugee camps, 1984-1991
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Disease Year (ref) Location Prevalence (%)
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Scurvy 1984 (32) Sudan 22.0
1985 (32) Somalia 6.9-44.0
1989 (19) Ethiopia 1.0-2.0
1991 (33) Sudan NA
Xerophthalmia 1985 (34) Sudan NA
Beriberi 1985 (1) Thailand NA
Pellagra 1989 (35) Malawi (11 camps) 0.5
1990 (35) Malawi (11 camps) 6.3
Iron Deficiency
Anemia 1990* Syria, Jordan, 54.5-73.9
West Bank & Gaza (children)
12.5-62.5
(women)
1990+ Ethiopia 10.0-13.0
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*CDC, unpublished data.
+SCF, unpublished data.
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