At the scene of the disaster: What are the real risks?

At the scene of the disaster: What are the real risks?

In 1997 Dr. McLellan returned to her home town of New Orleans and now holds dual faculty appointments in the Section of Infectious Diseases in the School of Medicine, and in the Tropical Medicine Department of the School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine of Tulane University. Much attention was...

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Veröffentlicht in:Travel medicine and infectious disease 2007-11, Vol.5 (6), p.400-401
1. Verfasser: McLellan, Susan L.F
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Disasters
Disease prevention
Evacuations & rescues
Floodwater
Health care
Infectious Disease
Infectious diseases
Medicine
Public health
Travel medicine
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Zusammenfassung:In 1997 Dr. McLellan returned to her home town of New Orleans and now holds dual faculty appointments in the Section of Infectious Diseases in the School of Medicine, and in the Tropical Medicine Department of the School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine of Tulane University. Much attention was focused on the reputed "toxic" nature of the flood waters and the potential for epidemic exotic diseases, and true risks, including those related to the deficit of health care services, were relatively ignored.
ISSN:1477-8939
1873-0442
DOI:10.1016/j.tmaid.2007.09.013