Katrina - Just How Competent is the Mayor

Having failed to us city buses to evacuate those who had no means to leave, the mayor is now spreading false medical information.

Doctors on the scene are seeing some cases of diarrhea and skin infections. Mayor Ray Nagin of New Orleans appeared today on CNN saying that mosquitoes are breeding there and will be feeding on dead bodies and spreading disease. He is wrong; mosquitoes are not attracted to dead bodies, since they feed on blood.

For further information, the following links are provided as a public service:

[1] CDC: After a Hurricane: Key Facts About Infectious Disease<http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/hurricanes/infectiousdisease.asp>

Includes:- Decaying bodies create very little risk for major disease outbreaks.- Outbreaks of infectious diseases following hurricanes are rare in developed countries (such as the USA).- Because cholera and typhoid are not commonly found in the U.S. Gulf States area, it is very unlikely that they would occur after Hurricane Katrina.

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