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How tsunami diseases were curbed
BBC News, March 22, 2005
Trauma risk for tsunami survivors
BBC News, February 2, 2005
Health Agency Warns of Fever After Tsunami
NYT, January 28, 2005
Fighting Epidemics With Clean Water
NYT, January 18, 2005
A Village Doctor Cares for Those the Sea Spared
NYT, January 18, 2005
Amid deluge of aid, a village is forgotten, Relief hasn't reached Sri Lankan hamlet
San Francisco Chronicle, January 17, 2005
U.N. Agency Is Moving to Contain Outbreaks of Disease
NYT, January 15, 2005
Health Officials Warn of Tsunami Trauma
NYT, January 15, 2005
UNICEF confirms two cases of measles among tsunami survivors in Indonesia
San Francisco Chronicle, January 10, 2005
Lack of medical care adds to tsunami death toll
San Francisco Chronicle, January 10, 2005
Even Good Health System Is Overwhelmed by Tsunami
NYT, January 9, 2005
Health risks rise as aid fails to arrive
The Guardian, January 7, 2005
Sri Lanka bans tsunami adoptions
BBC News, January 6, 2005
Water Tablets Heading to Tsunami - Hit Area
NYT, January 6, 2005
Gangrene, pneumonia and risk of malaria in some tsunami refugee camps, doctors say
San Francisco Chronicle, January 5, 2005
After Food and Shelter, Help in Coping With Unbearable Loss
NYT, January 4, 2005
Foreign NGOs seek Andamans access
BBC News, January 3, 2005
Aid Workers Tackle Panic and Rumors
NYT, January 2, 2005
From Heart of Indonesia's Disaster, a Cry for Help
NYT, January 2, 2005
No major disease outbreaks seen — yet
MSNBC, January 1, 2005
Tsunami focus shifts to survivors
BBC News, December 30, 2004
Delays in arrival of aid starts to play havoc on tsunami-hit nations
San Francisco Chronicle, December 30, 2004
Dead bodies pose no threat of disease outbreaks, Pan American Health Organization says
San Francisco Chronicle, December 29, 2004