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Am J Public Health ; 96(7): 1282-7, 2006 Jul.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-16735618

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVES: We examined the major causes of and risk factors for death among migrants who died while making unauthorized border crossings into the United States from Mexico. METHODS: Decedents were included in the study if (1) their remains were found between January 1, 2002, and December 31, 2003, in any US county along the 650-mi (1040-km) section of the US-Mexican border from Yuma, Ariz, to El Paso, Tex; (2) their immigration status was unauthorized; and (3) they were believed to have died during transit from Mexico to the United States. Characteristics of the decedents and causes of and risk factors for their deaths were examined. RESULTS: Among the 409 decedents meeting our inclusion criteria, environmental heat exposure (n=250; 61.1%) was the leading cause of death, followed by vehicle crashes (n=33; 8.1%) and drownings (n=24; 5.9%). Male decedents (n= 298; 72.8%) outnumbered female decedents (n = 105; 25.6%) nearly 3 to 1. More than half of the decedents were known to be Mexican nationals (n=235; 57.5%) and were aged 20 to 39 years (n=213; 52.0%); the nationality of 148 (36.2%) decedents was undetermined. CONCLUSIONS: Deaths among migrants making unauthorized crossings of the US-Mexican border are due to causes that are largely preventable. Prevention strategies should target young Mexican men, and focus on preventing them from conceiving plans to cross the border, discouraging them from using dangerous routes as crossing points, and providing search-and-rescue teams to locate lost or injured migrant crossers.


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Emigration and Immigration/statistics & numerical data , Hispanic or Latino/statistics & numerical data , Mortality , Transients and Migrants/statistics & numerical data , Accidents, Traffic/mortality , Adolescent , Adult , Age Distribution , Arizona/epidemiology , Cause of Death , Child , Child, Preschool , Coroners and Medical Examiners , Demography , Drowning , Female , Heat Exhaustion/mortality , Humans , Infant , Infant, Newborn , Male , Mexico/ethnology , Middle Aged , Risk Factors , Sex Distribution , Texas/epidemiology
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Emerg Infect Dis ; 8(10): 1056-9, 2002 Oct.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-12396915

ABSTRACT

After reports of the intentional release of Bacillus anthracis in the United States, epidemiologists, laboratorians, and clinicians around the world were called upon to respond to widespread political and public concerns. To respond to inquiries from other countries regarding anthrax and bioterrorism, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention established an international team in its Emergency Operations Center. From October 12, 2001, to January 2, 2002, this team received 130 requests from 70 countries and 2 territories. Requests originated from ministries of health, international organizations, and physicians and included subjects ranging from laboratory procedures and clinical evaluations to assessments of environmental and occupational health risks. The information and technical support provided by the international team helped allay fears, prevent unnecessary antibiotic treatment, and enhance laboratory-based surveillance for bioterrorism events worldwide.


Subject(s)
Anthrax/epidemiology , Bioterrorism , Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S./organization & administration , International Cooperation , Population Surveillance/methods , Anthrax/diagnosis , Anthrax/microbiology , Bacillus anthracis/classification , Bacillus anthracis/isolation & purification , Bioterrorism/statistics & numerical data , Disease Notification/methods , Disease Notification/statistics & numerical data , Environmental Exposure , Humans , Occupational Exposure , United States , World Health Organization/organization & administration
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Bol. Oficina Sanit. Panam ; 99(3): 286-96, sept. 1985. tab, ilus, mapas
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: lil-32736

ABSTRACT

Se hizo un estudio longitudinal de 78 semanas de duración de los residentes de tres vecindarios diferentes de Pacatuba, pueblo situado al nordeste del Brasil, para tratar de conocer la frecuencia de las enfermedades febriles, respiratorias y diarreicas entre esta población. Un miembro del equipo que llevó a cabo el estudio compiló la información mediante visitas que hacía una vez por semana a cada vivienda; los datos se basaban en lo que recordaba un adulto respecto a los síntomas manifestados durante la semana anterior por los miembros de la unidad familiar. En total, se obtuvieron datos de 48 familias por un período de tiempo suficiente y con bastante regularidad como para incluirlos en el análisis subsiguiente. Este análisis reveló que se habían notificado síntomas de enfermedades febriles, respiratorias o diarreicas en aproximadamente la tercera parte de todas las semanas del estudio entre niños de uno a dos años de edad residentes en dos vecindarios pobres comprendidos en la encuesta. De ahí en adelante esta tasa disminuyó constantemente, a medida que los grupos de edad se hacían progresivamente mayores, hasta alcanzar los niveles de adultos. Los números promedio de episodios de enfermedades febriles, respiratorias y diarreicas notificados en los niños menores de cinco años en los dos vecindarios pobres (Matadouro y Säo Joäo) fueron 6, 8, 5 y 3, 4 episodios por año en Matadouro y 4, 2, 7, 8 y 5, 1 por año en Säo Joäo. En contraste, parece que los niños estudiados en el "Centro" de clase media de Pacatuba acusaban una morbilidad coherentemente más baja en todos los grupos de edad estudiados. En general, los patrones de morbilidad de este vecindario mostraron la tendencia a parecerse a los notificados en Cleveland, Ohio y Charlottesville, Virginia. No se ha aclarado si la notificación incompleta podría ser en parte responsable de estas tasas aparentemente bajas. Sin embargo, es probable que los datos de los dos vecindarios pobres reflejen los patrones de morbilidad generales prevalecientes entre las grandes poblaciones rurales empobrecidas del nordeste del Brasil, que tiene una población rural de más de un millón de habitantes, y en la que más del 90% de los niños pertenecen a familias con ingresos por persona inferiores a US$ 30 mensuales. De ahí que los datos notificados ofrezcan una base provisional para visualizar un lastre de enfermedades de impresionante magnitud que soporta esta población mucho más numerosa


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Infant , Child, Preschool , Child , Adolescent , Adult , Middle Aged , Humans , Male , Female , Longitudinal Studies , Morbidity , Disease Notification , Prospective Studies , Rural Health , Rural Population , Brazil , Fever , Poverty , Primary Health Care , Respiratory Tract Diseases , Socioeconomic Factors , Stomach Diseases
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