Mold : prevention strategies and possible health effects in the aftermath of hurricanes Katrina and Rita

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• Alternative Title:
  Mold : prevention strategies and possible health effects in the aftermath of hurricanes Katrina and Rita ; Prevention strategies and possible health effects in the aftermath of hurricanes Katrina and Rita
• Corporate Authors:
  CDC Mold Work Group ; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
• Description:
  Includes information on assessing exposure, cleanup and prevention, personal protective equipment, health effects, and public health strategies and recommendations in the aftermath of flood damage as occurred with Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Where uncertainties in scientific knowledge exist, focus is on practical applications that are designed to protect people's health.
• Content Notes:
  the CDC Mold Work Group ; National Center for Environmental Health, National Center for Infectious Diseases, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health ; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
• Subjects:
  Cyclonic Storms Environmental Exposure/adverse Effects Environmental Exposure/prevention & Control Floods Fungi/pathogenicity Mycoses Natural Disasters
• Document Type:
  Report
• Name as Subject:
  Hurricane Katrina, 2005 ; Hurricane Rita, 2005
• Place as Subject:
  Louisiana
• Pages in Document:
  electronic; electronic resource; remote
• Collection(s):
  Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:236e87a942bbb884b3d14c64344075fc03f592cbc6b05ddd47472e4ff9f2774b
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/10790/cdc_10790_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 812.25 KB ]