title: Infectious disease emergencies in disasters.
abstract: This article discusses the relationship between disasters and infections. Infections that are reviewed include those resulting from (1) a breakdown of the usual mechanisms of infection control, (2) the introduction or emergence of pathogens, and (3) the movement of populations into new areas. Components of infectious-disease surveillance and disaster teams are detailed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, USA.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Howard
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Brillman
authors.forename: F M
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Burkle
mesh_terms: D003141:Communicable Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000276:immunology; D004190:Disasters; D004630:Emergencies; D006801:Humans; D011159:Population Surveillance