Infections associated with natural disasters
From IDWiki
| Type of Disaster | Infectious Disease | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| earthquake | acute respiratory illness | Pakistan 2005, Iran 2003, El Salvador 2001 |
| cholera | Haiti 2010 | |
| diarrhea | Pakistan 2005, Iran 2003, El Salvador 2001 | |
| hepatitis E | Pakistan 2005 | |
| influenza | Japan 2011 | |
| measles | Pakistan 2005 | |
| meningitis | Pakistan 2005 | |
| norovirus | Japan 2011 | |
| tetanus | Pakistan 2005 | |
| flood | dengue | Côte d'Ivoire 2010, Brazil 2008 |
| diarrhea | Indonesia 2001, Bangladesh 2004, Mozambique 2000 | |
| leptospirosis | Thailand 2000, India 2000 | |
| malaria | Dominican Republic 2004 | |
| hurricane | diarrhea | USA 2005, USA 2001 |
| tuberculosis | USA 2005 | |
| tornado | cutaneous mucormycosis | USA 2011 |
| tsunami | acute respiratory illness | Indonesia 2004 |
| diarrhea | Indonesia 2004, Thailand 2004 | |
| hepatitis A | Indonesia 2004 | |
| hepatitis E | Indonesia 2004 | |
| measles | Indonesia 2004 | |
| meningitis | Indonesia 2004 | |
| tetanus | Indonesia 2004 | |
| typhoon | leptospirosis | Taiwan 2001, China 2001 |
Further Reading
- Infectious diseases following natural disasters: prevention and control measures. Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther. 2012;10(1):95-104. doi: 10.1586/ERI.11.155
