Table 1.
Reports of ARI incidence rate in crisis-affected populations, by setting (community, outpatient, inpatient).
| Disease | Ref. | Population (year) | Study design | Case definition, as reported | Incidence rate as cases per 1000 person-weeks (rank if reported) | |
| By age group | All ages | |||||
| Community | ||||||
| AURI | [26] | Iraqi-Kurdish refugees in Iran (Noswood border camp) (1991) | Enhanced community surveillance | Upper respiratory tract infection | 11.2 | |
| [26] | Iraqi-Kurdish refugees in Iran (Sarayas border camp) (1991) | Enhanced community surveillance | Upper respiratory tract infection | 24.9 | ||
| ALRI | [26] | Iraqi-Kurdish refugees in Iran (Noswood border camp) (1991) | Enhanced community surveillance | Lower respiratory tract infection | 2.1 | |
| [26] | Iraqi-Kurdish refugees in Iran (Sarayas border camp) (1991) | Enhanced community surveillance | Lower respiratory tract infection | 2.0 | ||
| Outpatient | ||||||
| ARI | [59] | Residents of Malpaisillo, Nicaragua after volcano eruption (1992) | Clinic-based surveillance | Acute respiratory illness | <12 m: 75.0; 12-59 m: 37.2; 5-14 y: 18.3; 15-49 y: 12.2; ≥ 50 y: 10.8 | |
| [59] | Residents of Telica, Nicaragua after volcano eruption (1992) | Clinic-based surveillance | Acute respiratory illness | <12 m: 83.6; 12-59 m: 39.4; 5-14 y: 11.4; 15-49 y: 6.9; ≥ 50 y: 5.2 | ||
| [36] | Nicaraguan refugees in Costa Rica camp (1985) | Review of patient records | Acute respiratory infection | 3.8 (1) | ||
| [30] | Rwandan refugees in Zaire camps (1994) | Clinic-based surveillance | Acute respiratory infection | 3.9 to 5.2 (≤ 3) | ||
| AURI | [36] | Nicaraguan refugees in Costa Rica camp (1985) | Review of patient records | Upper respiratory illness | 1.6 (1) | |
| [51] | Earthquake-affected residents of Bam, Iran (2003) | Review of patient records | WHO case definition* | 1.6 (1) | ||
| ALRI | [36] | Nicaraguan refugees in Costa Rica camp (1985) | Review of patient records | Lower respiratory illness | 1.4 (2) | |
| [51] | Earthquake-affected residents of Bam, Iran (2003) | Review of patient records | WHO case definition | 0.6 (3) | ||
| Inpatient | ||||||
| ALRI | [38] | Cambodian refugees in Thai border camps (1987-1988) | Review of patient records | Pneumonia, croup or bronchiolitis | <15 y: 0.9 (1) | |
| [39] | Cambodian refugees in Thai border camps (1989-1991) | Prospective case series | Empyema | <59 m: 0.009; 5-14 y: 0.005 | ||
*Unspecified, but assumed to be based on Integrated Management of Childhood Illness guidelines.