A community-based gastroenteritis outbreak after Typhoon Haiyan, Leyte, Philippines, 2013

Ventura, Ray Justin C; Muhi, Edzel; Reyes, Vikki Carr de los; Sucaldito, M.N.; Tayag, Enrique

doi:10.5365/wpsar.2014.5.1.010

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“…So far, few food or waterborne outbreaks have been described involving Aeromonas (Altwegg et al, 1991;Krovacek et al, 1995;Granum et al, 1998;Vally et al 2004;Ramalivhana et al 2010;Zhang et al 2012;Ventura et al, 2015). However, the most important is that the an epidemiology link between the source of infection and clinical isolates have been demonstrated in several studies (Teunis and Figueras, 2016).…”

Section: Recent Specific Pathotypesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Aeromonas

Salvat¹,

Ashbolt²

2019

Water and Sanitation for the 21st Century: Health and Microbiological Aspects of Excreta and Wastewater Management (Global Wate

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Section: Recent Specific Pathotypesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Aeromonas

Salvat¹,

Ashbolt²

2019

Water and Sanitation for the 21st Century: Health and Microbiological Aspects of Excreta and Wastewater Management (Global Wate

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“…For example, an acute diarrhea outbreak occurred after “Thane” in India [3]. An increasing number of acute gastroenteritis was reported in Kananga, Leyte, where evacuated residents had returned home two days after typhoon Haiyan [9]. The incidence of diarrhea, dysentery and acute respiratory infections also increased after cyclone Nargis [8].…”

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confidence: 99%

Infectious Diseases and Tropical Cyclones in Southeast China

Zheng

Han

Jiang

et al. 2017

IJERPH

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Southeast China is frequently hit by tropical cyclones (TCs) with significant economic and health burdens each year. However, there is a lack of understanding of what infectious diseases could be affected by tropical cyclones. This study aimed to examine the impacts of tropical cyclones on notifiable infectious diseases in southeast China. Disease data between 2005 and 2011 from four coastal provinces in southeast China, including Guangdong, Hainan, Zhejiang, and Fujian province, were collected. Numbers of cases of 14 infectious diseases were compared between risk periods and reference periods for each tropical cyclone. Risk ratios (RRs) were calculated to estimate the risks. TCs were more likely to increase the risk of bacillary dysentery, paratyphoid fever, dengue fever and acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis (ps < 0.05) than to decrease the risk, more likely to decrease the risk of measles, mumps, varicella and vivax malaria (ps < 0.05) than to increase the risk. In conclusion, TCs have mixed effects on the risk of infectious diseases. TCs are more likely to increase the risk of intestinal and contact transmitted infectious diseases than to decrease the risk, and more likely to decrease the risk of respiratory infectious diseases than to increase the risk. Findings of this study would assist in developing public health strategies and interventions for the reduction of the adverse health impacts from tropical cyclones.

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“…11 With the increased volume of water from the rains, chlorine levels at water treatment plants needed more frequent monitoring, which was noted at several locations. 11,12 In addition to the increase in gastroenteritis, another condition potentially related to limited sanitation was seen in the increased incidence of infected wounds and abscesses. This was statistically increased during the impact phase and then decreased during the post-impact phase for adults and children.…”

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confidence: 99%