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Bandaru, Srinivas
Department of Public Health, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Sano, Shunji
Department of Surgery, Division of Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of California San Francisco
Shimizu, Yurika
Department of Public Health, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Seki, Yuka
Department of Public Health, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Okano, Yoshikazu
Hitz Hitachi Zosen Health Insurance Association Clinic at Innoshima
Sasaki, Tamaki
Department of Nephrology & Hypertension, Kawasaki Medical School
Wada, Hideho
Department of Hematology, Kawasaki Medical School
Otsuki, Takemi
Department of Hygiene, Kawasaki Medical School
Ito, Tatsuo
Department of Public Health, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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Abstract | Southwestern Japan suffered its worst rains in 2018 causing floods and mudslides, claiming 225 lives and forcing millions for evacuations. Referred as "Heisei san-ju-nenshichi-gatsugou", the disaster was the result of incessant precipitation caused by the interaction of typhoon "Prapiroon" with the seasonal rain front "Baiu". The present epidemiological study aims to investigate disaster-induced health issues in 728 residents of Innoshima island in the Hiroshima Prefecture by comparing their clinical data in pre-disaster (2017) and disaster-hit (2018) years which was obtained from annual health screening. Comparison of data showed a significant increase in the urine protein concentration in victims following the disaster. Probing further into the household conditions, showed that a total of 59,844 households were affected with water outage during the heavy rains, which was accompanied by severe damage of sewerage pipelines with complete recovery process taking two weeks. This two weeks of the crisis forced victims to refrain from using restrooms which in turn led to infrequent urination, thereby explaining the increased urine protein concentration in victims following the disaster. The present study addresses the acute health implications caused by the water crisis and serves as a precautionary measure for disaster management council to provide enhanced aftercare services in victims in further events of natural disasters.
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Keywords | Edemiology
Occupational health
Public health
Quality of life
Japan heavy Rain
Water outage
Health impact
Urinary protein
Health checkup
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Published Date | 2020-05
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Publication Title |
Heliyon
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Volume | volume6
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Issue | issue5
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Publisher | Elsevier
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Start Page | e03942
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ISSN | 2405-8440
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Journal Article
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English
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岡山大学
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Copyright Holders | © 2020 The Author(s).
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Related Url | isVersionOf https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e03942
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License | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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