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cord-000017-gcjgfasj	Taylor, Melanie R	Factors influencing psychological distress during a disease epidemic: Data from Australia's first outbreak of equine influenza	2008-10-03		.txt	text/plain	5885	245	46	However, this study is the first to collect psychological distress data from an affected population during such a disease outbreak and has potential to inform those involved in assessing the potential psychological impacts of human infectious diseases, such as pandemic influenza. This paper reports data collected on non-specific psychological distress; however the full study covered many other aspects, such as adherence to biosecurity requirements, effects of social isolation due to quarantine and the consequences of restricted horse movement and related activities, and sources of support and coping during the EI outbreak. The prevalence of 'very high' psychological distress in this sample was approaching five times the level reported in recent population health data for NSW [24] . Study findings indicated that this affected population had highly elevated levels of psychological distress and that, although prevalence of high psychological distress was greater in infected EI control zones and States, elevated levels of psychological distress were experienced in horse-owners nationally, and not just in areas where equine influenza was present.	./cache/cord-000017-gcjgfasj.txt	./txt/cord-000017-gcjgfasj.txt