Asia Tsunami disaster: U.N. warns of epidemic threats
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Africans scheduling travels to the South Asia region should be
mindful of the health alert below.
In the wake of the recent South Asia tsunami tidal wave disas-
ter, the United Nations has warned of (looming) epidemics within
days unless health systems in south and Southeast Asia are as-
sisted to cope after thousands of people were killed and tens of
thousands left homeless by giant waves.
"The biggest health challenges faced are the spread of water-
borne diseases, particularly malaria and diarrhoea, as well as
respiratory tract infections," the Red Cross Federation's senior
health officer Hakan Sandbladh said in Geneva, reports CNN.com,
12/27/04.
Get more related information below:
* U.N. warns of epidemic threats
http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/12/26/un.epidemics.reut/
* Special Report: Asia Tsunami disaster
http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2004/tsunami.disaster/
* Quake, tsunamis kill more than 22,000
http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/12/27/asia.quake/index.html
* Bodies pile up in Indonesia
http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/12/27/quake.indonesia.reut/index.html
* Tsunamis claim many children
http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/12/27/tsunami.children.ap/index.html
* Somalia: Tidal waves kill hundreds
http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/africa/12/27/somalia.quake.ap/index.html
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