2014
DOI: 10.5694/mja14.00143
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Restoring health after Typhoon Haiyan

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“…A Médicins Sans Frontières facility during the recovery phase also noted exacerbation of chronic illnesses, acute respiratory infections, and gastrointestinal illnesses. 16 We did not find a significant increase in admissions for injuries during the impact period. Unlike earthquakes, cyclones cause relatively few injuries.…”
Section: Discussioncontrasting
confidence: 52%
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“…A Médicins Sans Frontières facility during the recovery phase also noted exacerbation of chronic illnesses, acute respiratory infections, and gastrointestinal illnesses. 16 We did not find a significant increase in admissions for injuries during the impact period. Unlike earthquakes, cyclones cause relatively few injuries.…”
Section: Discussioncontrasting
confidence: 52%
“…There were no documented cases of pregnancy complications such as preeclampsia at ODH, which was seen by Médicins Sans Frontières in Tanauan and Tacloban, but these cases may have been seen at other medical facilities in Ormoc City. 16 Pediatric cases increased significantly after the typhoon, but their distribution differed from the outpatient cases reported from a pediatric hospital in Cebu established 7 days after typhoon landfall. 26 The most common diagnoses at the Cebu hospital were upper respiratory tract infections (36.7%), trauma (10.6%), skin infections (8.7%), otitis (4.2%), and gastroenteritis (4.1%).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 77%
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“…The cause was thought to be a combination of factors: disruption in medication, exposure to fumes and dust, crowding, increased humidity, allergen exposure, and cumulative stress. 59 Intensified land use and wind patterns have also facilitated displacement of Saharan dust to the Caribbean; in conjunction with cyclone-related humidity, this creates inhalable particulate matter (PM) that exacerbates asthma among children. 60,61 Major wind storms may also transport dust and contaminants such as persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and mercury thousands of kilometers.…”
Section: Findings and Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%