Health Secur. 2018 Mar/Apr;16(2):127-134. doi: 10.1089/hs.2017.0099. Epub 2018 Mar 29.
The objective of this work was to examine the spread of the Zika virus after the destructive impact of the earthquake of April 2016 along the coast of Ecuador. Using a difference-in-difference estimation method and a unique dataset to track Zika cases at the national level, we estimated the impact of the earthquake on the reported cases of Zika in the affected region. Our results suggest that the earthquake increased the reported cases of Zika by 0.509 per epidemiologic week (data per 10,000 population), and we argue that the destroyed built environment along with other factors created a disease focus, where the virus spread easily. Because of its potential complications and devastating long-term effects, Zika represents a national threat. After a natural disaster, the health authorities, together with a multidisciplinary team and the wider community, all have an urgent responsibility to collaborate to minimize the health risks to the population.
这项工作的目的是研究 2016 年 4 月厄瓜多尔沿海地震破坏性影响之后寨卡病毒的传播情况。我们使用差分法和一个独特的数据集在全国范围内追踪寨卡病例，以评估地震对受灾地区报告的寨卡病例的影响。结果表明，地震使每 10000 人的流行病例每周增加了 0.509 例，我们认为，被破坏的建筑环境和其他因素形成了疾病集中地，病毒很容易在这些地方传播。由于寨卡病毒可能带来严重的并发症和长期的破坏性影响，因此它对全国都是一种威胁。自然灾害后，卫生当局与多学科团队和更广泛的社区都有责任共同合作，以尽量降低对民众的健康风险。
