Disaster Lit® Database Daily Updates

Disaster Lit® Database Daily Updates

On the Road to Routine: Disruption and Recovery After Hurricanes

07/01/2019 12:00 AM EDT

Source: University of Colorado at Boulder, Natural Hazards Center. Published: 7/1/2019. Researchers studied the extent to which Hurricane Matthew in 2016 and Hurricane Harvey in 2017 impacted operations and recovery process for schools, students, and educators in North Carolina and Texas. This report, part of the Children and Disasters Special Collection, summarizes their findings, and details how even after schools are operating regularly, a disaster can continue to affect students and teachers. Returning to classroom routines can provide a sense of normalcy and support broader recovery efforts. (Text)

Surveillance Report: Communicable Disease Threats to Public Health in the European Union; Annual Epidemiological Report for 2018

07/01/2019 12:00 AM EDT

Source: European Union, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). Published: 7/2019. This 18-page report covers the events and threats detected by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) epidemic intelligence (EI) team in 2018 and the actions taken related to these findings. In 2018, 377 events were monitored and discussed at the daily round table meetings. Of the 377 events, 71 led to the opening and monitoring of a new threat. Threats of particular interest in 2018 included dengue, West Nile virus infection, monkeypox, and the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. (PDF)

Implications of the California Wildfires for Health, Communities, and Preparedness: A Workshop

06/05/2019 12:00 AM EDT

Source: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Health and Medicine Division (HMD). Published: 6/5/2019. This web page provides videos and links to materials and presentations from a workshop held on June 4-5, 2019, about the impacts of the California wildfires. Sessions covered California Wildfires: Past and Future; Populations Impacted by Wildfires; Effects of Wildfires on the Natural Environment; Human Health Effects of Wildfires; Challenges and Limitations of Wildfire Smoke Exposure Research; The Trials of Recovery; Enhancing Operational Response; Work Upfront: The Impact of Mitigation and Preparedness; and Further Reflections on What We Learned. (Video or Multimedia)

Update of Lassa Fever Outbreak in Nigeria

06/01/2019 12:00 AM EDT

Source: Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). Published: 6/2019. This web page provides links to weekly situation reports on Lassa fever outbreaks in Nigeria, from 2007 to the present. Maps in the reports show the distribution of confirmed Lassa fever cases in Nigeria. Figures detail the number of confirmed Lassa fever cases in Nigeria, and weekly trends of confirmed Lassa fever cases. (PDF)

National Guidelines for Lassa Fever Case Management

11/01/2018 12:00 AM EDT

Source: Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). Published: 11/2018. These guidelines provide details on how to identify a suspected case of Lassa fever, clinical and laboratory diagnosis, and clinical management of Lassa fever cases, including in special populations. The 58-page document includes chapters that detail a case definition, clinical screening and triaging or Lassa fever, management of complications of Lassa fever, infection prevention and control, and identification and management of Lassa fever contacts. (PDF)