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    Personal Author:
    Watson, John T.; Gayer, Michelle; Connolly, Maire A.;
    Published:
    Jan 2007
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    Emerg Infect Dis. 13(1):1-5.
    Description:
    The relationship between natural disasters and communicable diseases is frequently misconstrued. The risk for outbreaks is often presumed to be very high in the chaos that follows natural disasters, a fear likely derived from a perceived association ...
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  2. Negligible Risk for Epidemics after Geophysical Disasters
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    Floret, Nathalie; Viel, Jean-François; Mauny, Frédéric; Hoen, Bruno; Piarroux, Renaud;
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    Apr 2006
    Source:
    Emerg Infect Dis. 12(4):543-548.
    Description:
    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 age...
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  3. Epidemic Risk after Disasters
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    Watson, John; Gayer, Michelle; Connolly, Maire A.;
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    Sep 2006
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    Emerg Infect Dis. 12(9):1468-1469.
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  4. Invasive Fungal Infections after Natural Disasters
    Personal Author:
    Benedict, Kaitlin; Park, Benjamin J.;
    Published:
    Mar 2014
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    Emerg Infect Dis. 20(3):349-355.
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    The link between natural disasters and subsequent fungal infections in disaster-affected persons has been increasingly recognized. Fungal respiratory conditions associated with disasters include coccidioidomycosis, and fungi are among several organis...
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  5. Use of BRFSS Data and GIS Technology for Rapid Public Health Response During Natural Disasters
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    Holt, James B; Mokdad, Ali H; Ford, Earl S; Simoes, Eduardo J; Mensah, George A; Bartoli, William P;
    Published:
    Jun 15 2008
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    Prev Chronic Dis. 2008; 5(3).
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    Having information about preexisting chronic diseases and available public health assets is critical to ensuring an adequate public health response to natural disasters and acts of terrorism. We describe a method to derive this information using a co...
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