Environmental Health Risks After the 2023 Turkey-Syria Earthquake and Salient Mitigating Strategies: A Critical Appraisal

• Main Authors: Sirwan Khalid Ahmed (Author), Deepak Chandran (Author), Safin Hussein (Author), Praveen SV (Author), Sandip Chakraborty (Author), Md. Rabiul Islam (Author), Kuldeep Dhama (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2023-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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A 7.8-magnitude earthquake in Turkey and Syria, followed by a 7.6-magnitude earthquake, caused over 50 000 deaths and over 100 000 injuries. The immediate physical injuries were severe, but the health repercussions, including the strain on healthcare services and the possibility of disease outbreaks...