Abstract:
Flooding can potentially increase the spread of infectious diseases. To enhance good understanding of the health consequences of
flooding and facilitate planning for mitigation strategies, deeper consideration of the relationship between flooding and out-break of
infectious diseases is required. ,is paper examines the relationship between occurrence of floods in Kenya and outbreak of infectious
diseases and possible interventions. ,is review intended to build up the quality and comprehensiveness of evidence on infectious
diseases arising after flooding incidence in Kenya. An extensive literature review was conducted in 2017, and published literature
from 2000 to 2017 was retrieved. ,is review suggests that infectious disease outbreaks such as waterborne, rodent-borne, and vector-
borne diseases have been associated with flooding in Kenya. But there is need for more good quality epidemiological data to cement
the evidence. Comprehensive surveillance and risk assessment, early warning systems, emergency planning, and well-coordinated
collaborations are essential in reducing future vulnerability to infectious diseases following flooding
