Urban community intervention to prevent Halloween arson - Detroit, Michigan, 1985-1996
Article Abstract:
A citywide anti-arson program in Detroit was successful in reducing the number of arson fires during the three-day period culminating in Halloween night. The setting of fires during this time period had become a traditional prank in the city. In 1985 the city responded by asking police officers and community volunteers to patrol areas of the city. Abandoned buildings were demolished, trash was removed and activities were provided for young people. A strict curfew was also enforced. This reduced the number of Halloween fires from 810 in 1984 to 142 in 1996.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 1997
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Mosquito-transmitted malaria - Michigan, 1995
Article Abstract:
Physicians should consider a diagnosis of malaria in US residents with unexplained fever. A case of malaria in a Michigan man is the first case that far north since 1972. The man had no history of travel or blood transfusions but 12 additional cases in Michigan and Indiana occurred in people who had travelled to malaria-infested areas. The man probably contracted malaria from infected Anopheles mosquitoes, which were found at a camp he had visited 11 days before developing symptoms.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 1996
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