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The Washington Post- By Amanda Erickson

Emergency preparedness improves in US following 9/11 terrorist attacks A new supplement published today in the American Journal of Public Health highlights considerable progress made in the United States’ public health preparedness capability following the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.…

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Scenes of vulnerable people in Houston trapped in rapidly rising floodwaters are evoking memories of the 2005 Hurricane Katrina disaster in which nearly 2,000 people died. The US government response to Katrina is widely seen as an abject failure that saw poorer, mainly black residents abandoned to…

Rising outbreaks of the zoonotic vector-borne Oropouche virus in Brazil cause concern among researchers at University of São Paulo. The virus is primarily spread through midge bites, however there have been some cases of transmission through regional mosquitoes. One particular researcher's…

The imminent landing of Category 4 Hurricane Harvey within Texas poses several questions regarding evacuation and disaster response among state and local officials. The severe hurricane and its subsequent aftermath is of particular concern to Houston, a city that has been historically susceptible to…

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