title: Cholera epidemic and natural disasters; where is the link.
abstract: In May 1985, a cyclone and tidal surge devastated Sandwip, an island off the Southern Corner of Bangladesh. Within one week after this disaster a cholera epidemic broke out. It resulted in 12,194 registered cases and 51 deaths. The factors contributing to the occurrence of the epidemic are analyzed.
authors.affiliation: International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh, Dhaka.
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Siddique
authors.forename: Q
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Islam
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Akram
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Mazumder
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mitra
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Eusof
mesh_terms: D001459:Bangladesh / Q000453:epidemiology; D002771:Cholera / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality; D003695:Delivery of Health Care; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000401:mortality; D004190:Disasters; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012722:Sewage; D014734:Vibrio cholerae / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014881:Water Supply
chemical_list: D012722:Sewage