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dc.titleForced Migration and the Spread of Infectious Diseases
dc.contributor.authorIbáñez, Ana María
dc.contributor.authorRozo, Sandra
dc.contributor.authorUrbina, María J.
dc.contributor.orgunitMigration Unit
dc.coverageColombia
dc.coverageVenezuela
dc.coverageLatin America and the Caribbean
dc.date.available2020-12-01T20:00:00
dc.date.issue2020-12-01T00:00:00
dc.description.abstractWe 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.
dc.format.extent70
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0002894
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/Forced-Migration-and-the-Spread-of-Infectious-Diseases.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.mediumAdobe PDF
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectHealth Services
dc.subjectImmunization Programs
dc.subjectMigration and Migrant
dc.subjectCommunicable Diseases
dc.subject.jelcodeO15 - Human Resources • Human Development • Income Distribution • Migration
dc.subject.jelcodeF22 - International Migration
dc.subject.jelcodeI15 - Health and Economic Development
dc.subject.keywordsForced Migration;Infectious Diseases;Health Outcomes
dc.typeDiscussion Papers
idb.identifier.pubnumberIDB-DP-00834
idb.operationRG-T3473
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