Haiti Cholera Update

Brief Overview from 16th District Emergency Preparedness Director

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Monday, November 22, 2010

The latest statistic reports on the cholera epidemic from the Ministry of Public Health (MSPP) stand as 1110 deaths and 18,000 hospitalized cases around the country. To date, cases have been confirmed in the Artibonite Centre which is the highest risks areas: North, Northwest, Northeast, South and West departments including Port-au-Prince with 953 reported cases and 46 deaths (PAHO sources).

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Haiti Cholera Outbreak Update

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Wednesday, October 27, 2010

The number of new suspected cases of cholera continues to rise but at a slower rate than the previous days. The number of treated cases reported according to the World Health Organization (WHO) today is 3769 and 284 deaths as a result. The death rate of approximately 7.5 percent is substantially higher than the normal 1 percent that WHO considers normal.

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