dc.contributor.author |
Loayza-Alarico, Manuel J. |
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dc.contributor.author |
Lescano Guevara, Andres Guillermo |
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dc.contributor.author |
Suarez-Ognio, Luis A. |
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dc.contributor.author |
Ramirez-Prada, Gladys M. |
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dc.contributor.author |
Blazes, David L. |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2022-01-04T20:29:56Z |
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dc.date.available |
2022-01-04T20:29:56Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2013 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12866/10434 |
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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 |
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dc.publisher |
Taylor and Francis |
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dc.relation.ispartofseries |
Disaster Health |
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dc.rights |
info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess |
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dc.rights.uri |
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.es |
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dc.subject |
Natural disasters |
en_US |
dc.subject |
epidemiology |
en_US |
dc.subject |
disease surveillance |
en_US |
dc.subject |
evacuation centers |
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dc.subject |
acute respiratory infections |
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dc.subject |
psychological stress |
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dc.title |
Epidemic activity after natural disasters without high mortality in developing settings |
en_US |
dc.type |
info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
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dc.identifier.doi |
https://doi.org/10.4161/dish.27283 |
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dc.subject.ocde |
https://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#3.03.09 |
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dc.relation.issn |
2166-5052 |
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