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information vacuums  

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  • Crises precipitate an increase in demand for information and present complex information environments. Gathering, organizing, and disseminating information to those who need it are Case Study: Information Vacuum during the 2001 United Kingdom Foot-and-Mouth Crisis The 2001 foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) outbreak in the United Kingdom (UK) constituted the biggest crisis ever to affect the UK farming system; it was one of the worst epidemics of its kind in the world, with 6 million animals being slaughtered. [Source: Encyclopedia of Crisis Management; Information Vacuums]

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