title: Communicable disease control during major emergencies.
abstract: In December 2004 a major disaster occurred in the Indian Ocean killing over 150,000 people (USAID, 2005). This article will look at interventions required to control communicable diseases in an emergency. It is an introduction to emergency public health interventions for UK nurses who are responding to an international disaster.
authors.forename: Sue
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Campbell
mesh_terms: D003140:Communicable Disease Control; D004189:Disaster Planning; D006801:Humans