Negligible Risk for Epidemics after Geophysical Disasters

Floret, Nathalie; Viel, Jean-François; Mauny, Frédéric; Hoen, Bruno; Piarroux, Renaud

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Negligible Risk for Epidemics after Geophysical Disasters

Apr 2006
By Floret, Nathalie ; Viel, Jean-François ; Mauny, Frédéric ; ...
Source: Emerg Infect Dis. 12(4):543-548.

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Floret, Nathalie ; Viel, Jean-François ; Mauny, Frédéric ; Hoen, Bruno ; Piarroux, Renaud

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After geophysical disasters (i.e., earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, tsunamis), media reports almost always stress the risk for epidemics; whether this risk is genuine has been debated. We analyzed the medical literature and data from humanitarian agencies and the World Health Organization from 1985 to 2004. Of >600 geophysical disasters recorded, we found only 3 reported outbreaks related to these disasters: 1 of measles after the eruption of Pinatubo in Philippines, 1 of coccidioidomycosis after an earthquake in California, and 1 of Plasmodium vivax malaria in Costa Rica related to an earthquake and heavy rainfall. Even though the humanitarian response may play a role in preventing epidemics, our results lend support to the epidemiologic evidence that short-term risk for epidemics after a geophysical disaster is very low.
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Disasters Disease Outbreaks Earthquake Humans Risk Assessment Risk Factors Tidal Waves Tsunamis Volcanic Eruptions
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Emerg Infect Dis. 12(4):543-548.
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