Helsloot, I2006-10-272006-10-272006-09-01http://hdl.handle.net/10029/5631The understanding of citizen response to disaster is crucial to outbreak management of infectious diseases. Large scale outbreaks cannot be mitigated without the active corporation of citizens. This article shows that citizens in general will not panic, are not helpless and will not start plundering. Inappropriate actions and communication of authorities may cause unwanted reactions of citizen which then are labelled by both authorities and media as panic or irrational behaviour.90366 bytesapplication/pdfotherArticle