Rapid community health and needs assessments after Hurricanes Isabel and Charley—North Carolina, 2003-2004

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, Sept 17, 2004 by J. Morrow, E. Norman, R. Dickens, H. Garrison, T. Morris, K. Henderson, H. Swygard, S. Ramsey, M. Salyers, B. Worsham, J. Kirkpatrick, J. Engel, G. Ghneim, M. Davies, K Sanford, W. Service, Daley. W.R., S. Young

* Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Gates, Hertford, Hyde, Martin, Northampton, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrell, and Washington countries.

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Reported by: J Morrow, MD, Pitt County Health Dept; E Norman, MPH, North Carolina Dept of Environmental and Natural Resources; R Dickens, DVM, North Carolina Dept of Agriculture; H Garrison, MD, T Morris, MD, K Henderson, MD, H Swygard, MD, S Ramsey, M Salyers, MD, B Worsham, North Carolina Public Health Regional Surveillance Teams 1-7; S Cline, DDS, J Kirkpatrick, MD, J Engel, MD, G Ghneim, DVM, M Davies, MD, K Sarford, MPH, W Service, MSPH, North Carolina Div of Public Health. WR Daley, DVM. S Young, MPH, Div of Environmental Hazards and Health Effects, National Center for Environmental Health, CDC.