Vaccination campaign at a temporary camp for victims of the earthquake in Lorca (Spain)
Outbreaks in temporary camps are an important risk for the health of the displaced population. The town of Lorca (Murcia, Spain) suffered 2 earthquakes on May 2011 that required the re-housing of 1,424 victims in a temporary camp. Following 4 cases of chickenpox control measures were adopted among t...
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| author | Jaime Jesús Pérez-Martín Francisco José Romera Guirado Yolanda Molina-Salas Pedro José Bernal-González José Antonio Navarro-Alonso |
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| description | Outbreaks in temporary camps are an important risk for the health of the displaced population. The town of Lorca (Murcia, Spain) suffered 2 earthquakes on May 2011 that required the re-housing of 1,424 victims in a temporary camp. Following 4 cases of chickenpox control measures were adopted among the displaced population. These measures included vaccination against chickenpox; due to the existence of cases of measles in adjacent regions, it was decided to offer measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccination as well. The immunization campaign was performed during 2 d (3 to 4 d after the first case). The immunity status of 1,041 (73,1%) of the residents was reviewed. Being vaccinated 523 (67%) against chickenpox and MMR, 133 (17%) against only MMR and 124 (16%) against only chickenpox. We consider the action taken was a success, as only 4 additional cases of chickenpox were subsequently recorded in the campsite, being avoidable only one of them. There is a major risk of outbreaks in a disaster situation. Because of this, conducting preventive actions are indicated to avoid doing worse this critical. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c2ac803544af45d8955839b6da4482d72023-09-22T08:17:49ZengTaylor & Francis GroupHuman Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics2164-55152164-554X2017-07-011371714172110.1080/21645515.2017.12966111296611Vaccination campaign at a temporary camp for victims of the earthquake in Lorca (Spain)Jaime Jesús Pérez-Martín0Francisco José Romera Guirado1Yolanda Molina-Salas2Pedro José Bernal-González3José Antonio Navarro-Alonso4Region of MurciaLorca, Region of MurciaLorca, Region of MurciaRegion of MurciaRegion of MurciaOutbreaks in temporary camps are an important risk for the health of the displaced population. The town of Lorca (Murcia, Spain) suffered 2 earthquakes on May 2011 that required the re-housing of 1,424 victims in a temporary camp. Following 4 cases of chickenpox control measures were adopted among the displaced population. These measures included vaccination against chickenpox; due to the existence of cases of measles in adjacent regions, it was decided to offer measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccination as well. The immunization campaign was performed during 2 d (3 to 4 d after the first case). The immunity status of 1,041 (73,1%) of the residents was reviewed. Being vaccinated 523 (67%) against chickenpox and MMR, 133 (17%) against only MMR and 124 (16%) against only chickenpox. We consider the action taken was a success, as only 4 additional cases of chickenpox were subsequently recorded in the campsite, being avoidable only one of them. There is a major risk of outbreaks in a disaster situation. Because of this, conducting preventive actions are indicated to avoid doing worse this critical.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21645515.2017.1296611chickenpox vaccineearthquakesmass vaccinationmeasles-mumps-rubella vaccinenatural disastersoutbreakspublic healthprevention and control |
| spellingShingle | Jaime Jesús Pérez-Martín Francisco José Romera Guirado Yolanda Molina-Salas Pedro José Bernal-González José Antonio Navarro-Alonso Vaccination campaign at a temporary camp for victims of the earthquake in Lorca (Spain) Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics chickenpox vaccine earthquakes mass vaccination measles-mumps-rubella vaccine natural disasters outbreaks public health prevention and control |
| title | Vaccination campaign at a temporary camp for victims of the earthquake in Lorca (Spain) |
| title_full | Vaccination campaign at a temporary camp for victims of the earthquake in Lorca (Spain) |
| title_fullStr | Vaccination campaign at a temporary camp for victims of the earthquake in Lorca (Spain) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Vaccination campaign at a temporary camp for victims of the earthquake in Lorca (Spain) |
| title_short | Vaccination campaign at a temporary camp for victims of the earthquake in Lorca (Spain) |
| title_sort | vaccination campaign at a temporary camp for victims of the earthquake in lorca spain |
| topic | chickenpox vaccine earthquakes mass vaccination measles-mumps-rubella vaccine natural disasters outbreaks public health prevention and control |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21645515.2017.1296611 |
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