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Darfur Conflict: Infections Were More Lethal Than The Violence

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London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Audio News: Darfur Conflict: Infections Were More Lethal Than The Violence Infectious disease such as diarrhoea and pneumonia have killed 80 per cent of around 300 000 people dying as a direct result of the war in Darfur, according to study published in The Lancet from a Belgian group led by Olivier Degomme. An editorial comment on this research was written by Francesco Checchi of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, who specialises in infectious diseases. He discusses the implications with Peter Goodwin.