Thursday, June 01, 2006

Reuters AlertNet - NEWSBLOG: Indonesia Quake

Reuters AlertNet - NEWSBLOG: Indonesia Quake: "AlertNet is posting material in this blog about the response to the Indonesian earthquake that occurred on Saturday in the Yogyakarta area. We will add information as and when we get it, so please check back for updates.

Monday 18:00GMT

The U.N. World Health Organisation (WHO) is setting up a surveillance system in the quake-affected area to detect and control outbreaks of communicable diseases, including diarrhoea.

This was a key feature of disease control in Aceh after the tsunami, the agency says. It will also help organise vaccination campaigns against measles, which it says can be a major killer and spreads rapidly in crowded areas."

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