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Harvard World Health News Katrina Aftermath coverage highlights:
Concerns Grow About Toxic Floodwaters
(Associated Press, Sept. 8, 2005)
"The danger of infection was not limited to the New Orleans area. The bacteria are feared to have migrated to crowded shelters outside the state, where many evacuees are staying. Four deaths -- one in Texas, three in Mississippi -- have been attributed to infected wounds, said Tom Skinner, spokesman for the CDC."
New Orleans: Free Vaccinations Available
(The Times-Picayune, New Orleans, Sept. 8, 2005)
"The U.S. Office of Public Health within the Department of Health and Human Services, in conjunction with West Jefferson Medical Center, Ochsner Clinic Foundation and East Jefferson General Hospital, is coordinating an effort to administer free inoculations against tetanus, diphtheria and Hepatitis A and B."
EPA: Lead, Bacteria in Floodwater
(CNN, Sept. 7, 2005)
"The EPA said Wednesday that initial findings from New Orleans floodwater sampling indicate high levels of E. coli and coliform bacteria as well as lead...An agency spokesman said the CDC was investigating reports of five fatal cases caused by the bacteria Vibrio vulnificus bacteria to which people with compromised immune systems are particularly vulnerable. [Dr. Julie Gerberding, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention] described the cases as 'scattered,' saying they do not represent an outbreak."
Storm's Toll on Children Could Be Far-Reaching
Raja Mishra
(The Boston Globe, Sept. 7, 2005)
"The hurricane's hidden toll may lie in the minds and hearts of children, thousands of whom are living in shelters or temporary homes without their friends, pets, and toys...Specialists on the mental health of children say many of those displaced could suffer long-running emotional trauma as this jarring new reality sets in."
Concerns Grow About Toxic Floodwaters
(Associated Press, Sept. 8, 2005)
"The danger of infection was not limited to the New Orleans area. The bacteria are feared to have migrated to crowded shelters outside the state, where many evacuees are staying. Four deaths -- one in Texas, three in Mississippi -- have been attributed to infected wounds, said Tom Skinner, spokesman for the CDC."
New Orleans: Free Vaccinations Available
(The Times-Picayune, New Orleans, Sept. 8, 2005)
"The U.S. Office of Public Health within the Department of Health and Human Services, in conjunction with West Jefferson Medical Center, Ochsner Clinic Foundation and East Jefferson General Hospital, is coordinating an effort to administer free inoculations against tetanus, diphtheria and Hepatitis A and B."
EPA: Lead, Bacteria in Floodwater
(CNN, Sept. 7, 2005)
"The EPA said Wednesday that initial findings from New Orleans floodwater sampling indicate high levels of E. coli and coliform bacteria as well as lead...An agency spokesman said the CDC was investigating reports of five fatal cases caused by the bacteria Vibrio vulnificus bacteria to which people with compromised immune systems are particularly vulnerable. [Dr. Julie Gerberding, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention] described the cases as 'scattered,' saying they do not represent an outbreak."
Storm's Toll on Children Could Be Far-Reaching
Raja Mishra
(The Boston Globe, Sept. 7, 2005)
"The hurricane's hidden toll may lie in the minds and hearts of children, thousands of whom are living in shelters or temporary homes without their friends, pets, and toys...Specialists on the mental health of children say many of those displaced could suffer long-running emotional trauma as this jarring new reality sets in."
