title: Estimating the return of persons living with HIV/AIDS to New Orleans: methods for conducting disease surveillance in the wake of a natural disaster.
abstract: Hurricane Katrina disrupted HIV/AIDS surveillance by invalidating the New Orleans, La, surveillance and population data on persons living with HIV/AIDS. We describe 2 methods--population return and HIV surveillance data--to estimate the return of the infected population to New Orleans. It is estimated that 58% to 64% of 7068 persons living with HIV/AIDS returned by summer 2006. Although developed for HIV planning, these methods could be used with other disease surveillance programs.
authors.affiliation: Louisiana Office of Public Health, HIV/AIDS Program, 1010 Common St, 11th Floor, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA. brobinso@dhh.la.gov
authors.forename: William T
authors.initials: WT
authors.lastname: Robinson
authors.forename: Debbie
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wendell
authors.forename: Deann
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gruber
authors.forename: Joseph
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Foxhood
authors.forename: M Beth
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Scalco
authors.forename: Amy
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zapata
mesh_terms: D004190:Disasters; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission; D006801:Humans; D008145:Louisiana / Q000453:epidemiology; D011159:Population Surveillance; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors