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- 1From: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. (Vol. 55, Issue 9)On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina struck the U.S. Gulf Coast, the eye making landfall at Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana (Figure 1). The events that followed made Katrina the deadliest hurricane since 1928 and likely...
- 2From: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. (Vol. 55, Issue 9)On August 25, 2005, Hurricane Katrina made landfall between Hallandale Beach and Aventura, Florida, as a Category 1 hurricane, with sustained winds of 80 mph. Storm effects, primarily rain, flooding, and high winds, were...
- 3From: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. (Vol. 55, Issue 9)After Hurricane Katrina struck the U.S. Gulf Coast on August 29, 2005, approximately 200,000 evacuees were sent to shelters in 18 states (1). On September 3, 2005, Colorado was asked to assist in sheltering some of the...
- 4From: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. (Vol. 55, Issue 9)Each year, the National Ground Water Association (NGWA) sponsors Ground Water Awareness Week to focus public attention on protecting ground water and the importance of private well maintenance and water testing (1)....
- 5From: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. (Vol. 55, Issue 9)On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina moved northeast from Louisiana and made its second landfall over Hancock County, Mississippi, with measured wind speeds as high as 132 mph. Katrina's strong winds and high storm...
- 6From: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. (Vol. 55, Issue 9)In the MMWR Recommendations and Reports, "Influenza Vaccination of Health-Care Personnel: Recommendations of the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC) and the Advisory Committee on...
- 7From: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. (Vol. 55, Issue 9)Measles remains a substantial cause of global childhood mortality, particularly in developing countries. In their joint strategic plan for Measles Mortality Reduction, 2001-2005, the World Health Organization (WHO) and...
- 8From: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. (Vol. 55, Issue 9)Hurricane Katrina struck the coastal regions of Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, and Mississippi on August 29, 2005, resulting in one of the worst natural disasters in U.S. history (1,2). The city of New Orleans, Louisiana,...
- 9From: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. (Vol. 55, Issue 9)Hurricanes Katrina and Rita struck the U.S. Gulf Coast on August 29, 2005, and September 24, 2005, respectively, causing widespread damage and leaving approximately 4 million households without electrical power (1,2)....
- 10From: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. (Vol. 55, Issue 9)Hurricane Katrina made landfall on the U.S. Gulf Coast on August 29, 2005, resulting in massive destruction from wind damage and storm surge. In Mississippi, the storm surge was an estimated 27 feet high at the Hancock...
- 11From: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. (Vol. 55, Issue 9)Percentage of Adults Aged [greater than or equal to] 18 Years Without Health Insurance Coverage, * by Ethnicity [dagger]--United States and Counties Along the United States-Mexico Border, 2000-2003 United States Border...
- 12From: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. (Vol. 55, Issue 9)Public Health Grand Rounds, a partnership project sponsored by CDC in collaboration with the University of North Carolina School of Public Health, will air a satellite broadcast, "Learning from Katrina: Tough Lessons in...
- 13From: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. (Vol. 55, Issue 9)TABLE II. Provisional cases of selected notifiable diseases, United States, weeks ending March 4 2006, and March 5, 2005 (9th Week) * Chlamydia ([dagger]) Previous Current 52 weeks Cum Cum Reporting area week Med Max...
- 14From: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. (Vol. 55, Issue 9)TABLE III. Deaths in 122 U.S. cities, * week ending March 4, 2006 (9th Week) ([greater than or All equal to]) Reporting Area Ages 65 45-64 25-44 New England 576 424 70 24 Boston, MA 143 94 6 -- Bridgeport, CT 41 31 6 3...
- 15From: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. (Vol. 55, Issue 9)TABLE I. Provisional cases of infrequently reported notifiable diseases (<1,000 cases reported during the preceding year)--United States, week ending March 4, 2006 (9th Week) * 5-year weekly Current Cum average Disease...
- 16From: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. (Vol. 55, Issue 9)During February 19-25, 2006, * the number of states reporting widespread influenza activity [dagger] increased to 21. Fourteen states reported regional activity, 10 reported local activity, and five reported sporadic...