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Infectious disease emergencies in disasters
M J Howard1, J C Brillman, F M Burkle
1Department of Emergency Medicine, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, USA.
Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America
|May 1, 1996
Abstract:
This article discusses the relationship between disasters and infections. Infections that are reviewed include those resulting from (1) a breakdown of the usual mechanisms of infection control, (2) the introduction or emergence of pathogens, and (3) the movement of populations into new areas. Components of infectious-disease surveillance and disaster teams are detailed.