Abstract
Communicable Disease Surveillance during Gujarat, India Earthquake, 2001: A Survey
Highlights
Following a natural disaster like earthquake, the affected population is often displaced and temporarily resettled
T he m ain causes o f morbidity an d mortality in emergencies ar e d iarrhoeal d iseases [ 2,3], a cute r espiratory infections, m easles [ 4] an d, in ar eas w here it is en demic, malaria [5]
During the surveillance period a total of 261 health teams visited 510 vi llages of t he An jar, B hachau, B huj, L akhpat, Abdasa, M andvi, M undra, Gandhidham, R apar and Nakhatrana talukas of Kutchh region thereby covering a total of 141686 individuals. 691 c ases of di arrhoea, 703 c ases of fever, 89 c ases of erythematous fe ver a nd 13 c ases o f jaundice were reported during the functioning of surveillance cell
Summary
Following a natural disaster like earthquake, the affected population is often displaced and temporarily resettled. Resettlement in camps m ay entail high population densities, inadequate shelter, poor wa ter supplies and sanitation, and a lack of even basic health care. In these situations, there is an increased threat of communicable disease and a high risk of epidemics [1]. E arthquakes c an trigger landslides that b lock ri vers, c ausing f looding In all these cases, ex cess standing water can promote the breeding of insect disease vectors, or contaminate water supplies with waste or sewage. Disease surveillance activities were carried out with the objectives to assist the local health authority and to find out t he m agnitude of t he he alth proble m wit h s pecial reference to communicable diseases
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