Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia
Epidemic activity after natural disasters without high mortality in developing settings
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| dc.contributor.author | Loayza-Alarico, Manuel J. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Lescano Guevara, Andres Guillermo | |
| dc.contributor.author | Suarez-Ognio, Luis A. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Ramirez-Prada, Gladys M. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Blazes, David L. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-01-04T20:29:56Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2022-01-04T20:29:56Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2013 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12866/10434 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Natural disasters with minimal human mortality rarely capture headlines but occur frequently and Results: in significant morbidity and economic loss. We compared the epidemic activity observed after a flood, an earthquake, and volcanic activity in Peru. Following post-disaster guidelines, healthcare facilities and evacuation centers surveyed 10–12 significant health conditions for ~45 days and compared disease frequency with Poisson regression. The disasters affected 20,709 individuals and 15% were placed in evacuation centers. Seven deaths and 6,056 health conditions were reported (mean: 0.29 per person). Health facilities reported fewer events than evacuation centers (0.06–0.24 vs. 0.65–2.02, P < 0.001) and disease notification increased 1.6 times after the disasters (95% CI: 1.5–1.6). Acute respiratory infections were the most frequent event (41–57%) and psychological distress was second/third (7.6% to 14.3%). Morbidity increased after disasters without substantial casualties, particularly at evacuation centers, with frequent respiratory infections and psychological distress. Post-disaster surveillance is valuable even after low-mortality events. | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | eng | |
| dc.publisher | Taylor and Francis | |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | Disaster Health | |
| dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess | |
| dc.rights.uri | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.es | |
| dc.subject | Natural disasters | en_US |
| dc.subject | epidemiology | en_US |
| dc.subject | disease surveillance | en_US |
| dc.subject | evacuation centers | en_US |
| dc.subject | acute respiratory infections | en_US |
| dc.subject | psychological stress | en_US |
| dc.title | Epidemic activity after natural disasters without high mortality in developing settings | en_US |
| dc.type | info:eu-repo/semantics/article | |
| dc.identifier.doi | https://doi.org/10.4161/dish.27283 | |
| dc.subject.ocde | https://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#3.03.09 | |
| dc.relation.issn | 2166-5052 |
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