Impact of a Hurricane Shelter Viral Gastroenteritis Outbreak on a Responding Medical Team

Gaither, Joshua B; Page, Rianne; Prather, Caren; Paavola, Fred G.; Garrett, Andrew L.

doi:10.1017/s1049023x15004872

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“…Except for the abundance presence of Salmonella typhimurium, no significant changes in pathogens were observed after Hurricane Michael in the Florida panhandle. Our results strengthen findings from previous studies where increase in human cases of infectious diseases were reported in human populations after hurricanes and include viral gastroenteritis and legionellosis in New York [28,29]; nontuberculous mycobacteria after hurricanes in Louisiana, Florida and Oklahoma [30]; cholera in Haiti [31] and E. coli, Giardia, Cryptosporidium in New Orleans [5]. The results presented in this study, while only from two locations, are indicative of the comprehensive need for development of pathogenic libraries along the entire US coastal regions.…”

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Assessment of pathogens in flood waters in coastal rural regions: Case study after Hurricane Michael and Florence

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The severity of hurricanes, and thus the associated impacts, is changing over time. One of the understudied threats from damage caused by hurricanes is the potential for cross-contamination of water bodies with pathogens in coastal agricultural regions. Using microbiological data collected after hurricanes Florence and Michael, this study shows a dichotomy in the presence of pathogens in coastal North Carolina and Florida. Salmonella typhimurium was abundant in water samples collected in the regions dominated by swine farms. A drastic decrease in Enterococcus spp. in Carolinas is indicative of pathogen removal with flooding waters. Except for the abundance presence of Salmonella typhimurium, no significant changes in pathogens were observed after Hurricane Michael in the Florida panhandle. We argue that a comprehensive assessment of pathogens must be included in decision-making activities in the immediate aftermath of hurricanes to build resilience against risks of pathogenic exposure in rural agricultural and human populations in vulnerable locations.

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Assessment of pathogens in flood waters in coastal rural regions: Case study after Hurricane Michael and Florence

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“…Personal protective equipment (PPE) is essential in protecting employees from zoonotic diseases and in avoiding disease spread to other animals and premises (1,2,3,4,5,6). Personal protective equipment ranks the lowest on the hierarchy of controls against occupational hazards, which includes elimination (removing the hazard), substitution (replacing the hazard), engineering controls (isolation from the hazard), and administrative controls (protocols to minimise the hazard) (7).…”

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Best practices in veterinary personal protective equipment

Christmann¹

2020

Rev. Sci. Tech. OIE

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Personal protective equipment (PPE) is used every day in veterinary practice. In the context of infectious disease control, PPE functions as a barrier against disease transmission and spread. It is selected based on a disease risk assessment and the circumstances in which it is to be used. Higher levels of protection require more complex PPE. However, PPE is only effective as a barrier if it corresponds to the level of protection needed for the infectious agent involved and its chain of transmission; fits the employee correctly and remains uncompromised; is put on (donned) and taken off (doffed) according to a protocol that minimises contamination; is disposed of safely; and no errors occur during patient examination or any of the other steps in the process. Training veterinary personnel in the use of PPE is often neglected and ample evidence in the literature suggests that fewer than 50% of healthcare workers receive such training and use the equipment according to protocol. Developing evidence-based training programmes that allow employees to demonstrate their proficiency is an opportunity to improve PPE use. Methods that highlight potential contamination and let employees assess their performance are highly desirable. This paper will discuss which factors determine PPE selection, what PPE options are available, and the different training levels that should be considered.

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Infectious Diseases in the Aftermath of Hurricanes in the United States

Shukla

Woc-Colburn

2018

Curr Trop Med Rep

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Impact of a Hurricane Shelter Viral Gastroenteritis Outbreak on a Responding Medical Team

Cited by 9 publications

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Assessment of pathogens in flood waters in coastal rural regions: Case study after Hurricane Michael and Florence

Assessment of pathogens in flood waters in coastal rural regions: Case study after Hurricane Michael and Florence

Best practices in veterinary personal protective equipment

Infectious Diseases in the Aftermath of Hurricanes in the United States

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