Venezuela Faces the Risk of Outbreaks of Dengue, Zika or Measles Following Earthquakes: "The System Was Already Precarious and Is Now Broken"
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The damage caused by an earthquake goes beyond immediate attention to the wounded. The devastating seismic doubling of 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude in northern Venezuela on 24 June, which caused more than 3,500 deaths and almost 17,000 injuries, according to the official report of Monday, brings with it the risk of epidemic outbreaks related to the effects on the sanitation and drinking water system, overcrowding of people who have been left homeless o…
CARACAS, VENEZUELA.- The massive interruption of essential public services and the collapse of hospital infrastructure multiply the epidemiological vulnerabilities of populations displaced by natural disasters. For this reason, when an earthquake of great magnitude destroys the systems of aqueducts and forces the confinement of thousands of families in temporary camps, the guarantees of basic health dissolve immediately. In practice, the lack of…
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