Volume 12, Number 4—April 2006
Perspective
Negligible Risk for Epidemics after Geophysical Disasters
Nathalie Floret*†, Jean-François Viel*†, Frédéric Mauny*†, Bruno Hoen*†, and Renaud Piarroux*†
Table
Infectious diseases and outbreaks after major disasters (>1,000 deaths), 1985–2004
| Date | Type of disaster | Location | No. deaths | Infectious diseases and outbreaks* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 1985 | Earthquake | Mexico | 9,500 | No report |
| November 1985 | Volcano eruption | Colombia | 21,800 | Giardiasis, no outbreak |
| August 1986 | Volcano eruption | Cameroon | 1,746 | No report |
| October 1986 | Earthquake | El Salvador | 1,100 | No report |
| March 1987 | Earthquake | Ecuador | 5,000 | No report |
| December 1988 | Earthquake | Armenia | 25,000 | No report |
| June 1990 | Earthquake | Iran | 26,796 | No report |
| July 1990 | Earthquake | Philippines | 2,412 | No report |
| October 1991 | Earthquake | India | 20,005 | No report |
| December 1992 | Earthquake | Indonesia | 2,500 | No report |
| September 1993 | Earthquake | India | 9,748 | No report |
| January 1995 | Earthquake | Japan | 5,297 | Pneumonia |
| May 1995 | Earthquake | Russia | 1,989 | No report |
| February 1997 | Earthquake | Iran | 1,728 | No report |
| May 1997 | Earthquake | Iran | 1,100 | No report |
| February 1998 | Earthquake | Afghanistan | 1,000 | No report |
| May 1998 | Earthquake | Afghanistan | 4,700 | No report |
| July 1998 | Tsunami | Papua New Guinea | 2,182 | No outbreak |
| January 1999 | Earthquake | Colombia | 1,186 | No report |
| August 1999 | Earthquake | Turkey | 17,127 | Diarrhea, hepatitis A and E, skin infections, no outbreak |
| September 1999 | Earthquake | Taiwan | 2,264 | Diarrhea, RTI, no outbreak |
| January 2001 | Earthquake | India | 1,500 | No report |
| March 2002 | Earthquake | Afghanistan | 2,323 | No report |
| May 2003 | Earthquake | Algeria | 2,266 | No report |
| December 2003 | Earthquake | Iran | 40,000 | Diarrhea, RTI, no outbreak |
| December 2004 | Tsunami | Bay of Bengal | >200,000 | No outbreak |
*RTI, respiratory tract infection.
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