Useful Information and Resources
For the Public
- CDC: Hurricanes and Other Tropical Storms
- CDC: What to Do to Prevent Getting Hurt or Sick After a Disaster
- CDC: Safety Guidelines: After a Hurricane or Other Tropical Storm
- CDC: Safety Guidelines: Floodwater
For Clinicians
- CDC: Preparedness and Safety Messaging for Hurricanes, Flooding and Similar Disasters
- CDC: Hurricane Recovery Webinar
- IDSA: Tetanus in Areas Affected by a Hurricane: Risk, Prevention and Management Guidelines for Clinicians
- Clinicalinfo.HIV.gov: Guidance for Non-HIV Specialized Providers Caring for Persons With HIV Who Have Been Displaced by Disasters (such as a Hurricane)
- American Academy of Pediatrics: Information on health tips for children during flood recovery
Related Journal Articles
- The Infectious and Noninfectious Dermatological Consequences of Flooding: A Field Manual for the Responding Provider (American Journal of Clinical Dermatology)
- Rodent-Borne Infectious Disease Outbreaks After Flooding Disasters: Epidemiology, Management and Prevention (American Journal of Disaster Medicine)
- Health Risks of Flood Disasters (Clinical Infectious Diseases)
- Wind, Rain, Flooding and Fear: Coordinating Military Public Health in the Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina (Clinical Infectious Diseases)
- Widespread Outbreak of Norovirus Gastroenteritis Among Evacuees of Hurricane Katrina Residing in a Large “Megashelter” in Houston, Texas: Lessons Learned for Prevention (Clinical Infectious Diseases)
- Infectious Diseases of Severe Weather-Related and Flood-Related Natural Disasters (Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases)
- Invasive Mold Infections Following Hurricane Harvey — Houston, Texas (Open Forum Infectious Diseases)
- First Reported Human Cases of Leptospirosis in the United States Virgin Islands in the Aftermath of Hurricanes Irma and Maria, September–November 2017 (Open Forum Infectious Diseases)