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Disease Surveillance among Katrina Evacuees in Shelters - Use of a Web-Based Surveillance System during an Emergency Response
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On Monday, August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast. Outside of the affected areas of TX, LA, MS, and AL, GA received the largest number of these evacuees, approximately 125,000. By August 30, 2005, GA began receiving a total of… read more… resident-days). These conditions re- sulted in medical care provided inside (70 refer- rals/1,000 resident-days) … Overall 9.35 Cases/1,000 Resident Days CONCLUSIONS The hard work of Georgia’s Public Health Districts in …