Initial civilian laboratory response

Abstract

Banda Aceh, the capital of Indonesia?sAceh Province, was the closest major city to the epicentre of the earthquake and subsequent tsunami that devastated large parts of southeast Asia on 26 December 2005.

The microbiology of the tsunami

“…The establishment of an Australian microbiology laboratory in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, is described elsewhere in this journal 3 . The laboratory supported the Australian medical teams in Banda Aceh and performed microbiology investigations for public health authorities.…”