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Public health surveillance after the Haiti earthquake: the Florida experience
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On 12 January 2010 at 1652 hours local time, an earthquake measuring 7.0 on the Richter scale struck near the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince and created enormous devastation. Florida, as the state closest to Haiti, became an initial focal point… read more… The intent of this surveillance was to capture data on all persons presenting to the ED for care, including care … reportable disease surveillance system (Merlin) for all persons (regardless of whether they were Florida … event on their communities. This surveillance approach did not cover those persons who were medically evacuated on …