Tuberculosis control in acute disaster settings: case studies from the 2010 Haiti earthquake

Disaster Med Public Health Prep. 2013 Apr;7(2):129-30. doi: 10.1017/dmp.2013.7.

Authors

Jennifer Furin¹, Trini Mathew²

Affiliations

¹ TB Research Unit, Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
² Department of Infectious Diseases, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, Connecticut, USA.

PMID: 24618162
DOI: 10.1017/dmp.2013.7

No abstract available

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Antitubercular Agents / therapeutic use
Communicable Disease Control / organization & administration
Disaster Planning / organization & administration*
Earthquakes*
Epidemics*
Haiti / epidemiology
Health Education / organization & administration
Humans
Patient Isolation / organization & administration
Tuberculosis / drug therapy
Tuberculosis / epidemiology*

Substances

Antitubercular Agents