We now have separate, independent confirmation of 5 cholera cases discovered at Wharf Jeremie, on the outskirts of Cite Soleil. Emergency assistance was request of the HEAS, and partners are responding now. Over the weekend, 47 cases of cholera were reported in Cite Soleil.
Port au Prince is directly at risk of epidemic cholera. All assertions that the situation is “under control” or epidemic surveillance and control activities “are adequate” should be viewed with skepticism. Time differentials between event warning and rapid swarm response should be minimized to the greatest extent possible in order to have the greatest possibility of saving lives.
Operational biosurveillance issues for the 2010 Haiti earthquake response effort.
Key Background Information
Recent Posts
- HEAS SitRep 11.9.10
- St Marc Regional Case Counts Substantially Decreased
- More Cholera in Port au Prince Without Travel History From Artibonite
- Suspected, Confirmed, and Response Priorities in the Haiti Cholera Epidemic
- 3 Suspect Cases of Cholera in the Dominican Republic
- MSF-USA Reports Treating 200+ Patients With Symptoms Consistent With Cholera in Port au Prince
- UPDATE: St Louis du Nord
- Cholera in Petit Goave: Additional Context
- Carrefour: 6 Cases of Cholera, 5 Without Travel History From Artibonite
- Petit Goave Reports Cholera
Recent Comments
- James M. Wilson V, MD on UPDATE: St Louis du Nord
- Chfhaiti on UPDATE: St Louis du Nord
- Chfhaiti on Cholera Outbreak in St Louis du Nord: UPDATE
- James M. Wilson V, MD on 3 Suspect Cases of Cholera in the Dominican Republic
- Arturorojasm on 3 Suspect Cases of Cholera in the Dominican Republic
- RoMar on Current Situational Map of the Haiti Cholera Epidemic
- Douglas Adams on Current Situational Map of the Haiti Cholera Epidemic
- www.google.com/accounts/o8/id?id=AItOawkv1fE6soBltW9Pp5bTvnpZnkSxMxwsWCs on UPDATE & CORRECTION: Antibiotic Resistance Profile of the 01 Cholera Strain in Haiti
- James M. Wilson V, MD on UPDATE & CORRECTION: Antibiotic Resistance Profile of the 01 Cholera Strain in Haiti
- James M. Wilson V, MD on UPDATE & CORRECTION: Antibiotic Resistance Profile of the 01 Cholera Strain in Haiti