Estimating the return of persons living with HIV/AIDS to New Orleans: Methods for conducting disease surveillance in the wake of a natural disaster

W.T. Robinson, D. Wendell, D. Gruber, J. Foxhood, M.B. Scalco and A. Zapata

American Journal of Public Health, 2008, vol. 98, issue 4, 666-668

Abstract: Hurricane Katrina disrupted HIV/AIDS surveillance by invalidating the New Orleans, La, surveillance and population data on persons living with HIV/AIDS. We describes 2 methods - population return and HIV surveillance data - to estimate the return of the infected population to New Orleans. It is estimated that 58% to 64% of 7068 persons living with HIV/AIDS returned by summer 2006. Although developed for HIV planning, these methods could be used with other disease surveillance programs.

Date: 2008
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DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2007.110080

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