Aid workers fight disease

BAM, Iran (AP) -- Aid workers from the United States and around the world rushed tons of blankets, medicines and generators to Iran's earthquake survivors today, scrambling to prevent an outbreak of disease caused by dirty drinking water and cold weather.
A team of 80 U.S. medical specialists were setting up a field hospital in the devastated ancient city of Bam and planned to begin treating patients later in the day. At least 12,000 people from this southeastern city were injured in Friday's devastating 6.6-magnitude quake that left at least 28,000 dead.
The U.S. team of 60 doctors and 20 logistical experts joined aid teams from more than 20 countries struggling to improve the harsh living conditions for tens of thousands left homeless by the magnitude-6.6 earthquake.
A top priority in the days ahead is to prevent the outbreak of typhoid or cholera, though there have been no reports of epidemics yet, said Marty Bahamonde, a spokesman for the U.S. delegation.