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iciHaiti - FLASH : Cholera has more than doubled in 48 hours
07/10/2022 10:24:33

According to the Department of Epidemiology, Laboratories and Research (DELR) of the Ministry of Public Health, the cholera situation on October 5, 2022 in Haiti was as follows :

Total suspected cases: 111 (the day before 52 + 113%)
Total confirmed cases: 11 (the day before 5 +120%)
Total suspected cases hospitalized: 107 (the day before 41 + 160%)
Total institutional death: 2 (the day before 1 + 100%)

Samples received: 52 (the day before 26 +100%)
Tests carried out: 23 (the day before 9 + 155%)
Pending tests 29 (the day before 17 + 70%)

Distribution of suspected cases:

Central Department:
Mirebalais: 2 cases

West Department:
Cité Soleil: 41 cases
Croix-des-Bouquets: 1 case
Delmas: 8 cases
Petion-ville: 4 cases
Port-au-Prince: 55 cases

Departmental definitions:

Suspicious Case:
Anyone with acute watery diarrhea, profuse, with or without vomiting, with or without dehydration.

Probable case:
Any suspected case with a positive rapid diagnostic test (validated by the LNSP)

Confirmed Case:
Any suspect or probable case with a positive culture for "Viri cocholerae"

Hospitalized case:
Any suspected, probable or confirmed case who spends at least 24 hours in a care institution

Death Institutional:
Any suspected, probable or confirmed case that dies in a caring institution

Community Death:
Any suspected case that dies outside a care institution

See also :
https://www.icihaiti.com/en/news-37816-icihaiti-cholera-entry-ban-on-cooked-food-from-haiti-on-the-dajabon-market.html
https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-37807-haiti-flash-cholera-the-who-is-sounding-the-alarm.html
https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-37803-haiti-flash-already-7-dead-from-cholera-and-dozens-of-suspected-cases.html
https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-37795-haiti-flash-cholera-back-in-haiti-fear-of-epidemic-the-un-ready-to-intervene.html

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