Infectious diseases in disaster.
Material type: TextLanguage: ENG Publication details: 07 NOV 1990Description: 8p., 2 tablesSubject: Outbreaks of communicable disease following natural disasters have been unusual during the last forty years. There is considerable pressure on political leaders and public health officials to take action to control communicable diseases in the aftermath of a disaster. Frequently, this pressure is instinctive rather than being based on the facts of the situation. In the period 1970-1985 in a series of twenty eight natural disasters world-wide, outbreaks of disease were observed on only four occasions. Nevertheless, many disasters contain elements which can contribute to transmission of disease and the post-disaster management process should include the establishment of a disease surveillance mechanism and appropriate sanitary and medical measures.Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Books | Australian Emergency Management Library | BOOK | 362.1969 MUR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 005278850 |
Workshop Date 7 November 1990
Outbreaks of communicable disease following natural disasters have been unusual during the last forty years. There is considerable pressure on political leaders and public health officials to take action to control communicable diseases in the aftermath of a disaster. Frequently, this pressure is instinctive rather than being based on the facts of the situation. In the period 1970-1985 in a series of twenty eight natural disasters world-wide, outbreaks of disease were observed on only four occasions. Nevertheless, many disasters contain elements which can contribute to transmission of disease and the post-disaster management process should include the establishment of a disease surveillance mechanism and appropriate sanitary and medical measures.
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