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Haiti - Health : Diphtheria kills in Haiti... 24/12/2017 07:28:48
Between EW 1 and EW 48 of 2017, 152 probable cases were reported, with a case fatality rate of 10%. Of these cases, 59% are female and 76% are infants under the age of ten. The vaccination history of the probable cases is the following: 11% were vaccinated and 89% did not know or did not have information on their vaccination status. Most of the probable cases (71%) were reported in the departments of Artibonite and Ouest (38% and 33%, respectively); this is similar to what was observed in 2016 with 70% of the cases reported in the same two departments. Of the 152 probable cases reported in 2017, samples were taken from 141 cases, of which 64 (45%) were laboratory confirmed, 52 were discarded, and 25 remain under investigation. Of the confirmed cases, 81% (52) are from the departments of Artibonite and Ouest. Let's recall that according to the Haiti Ministry of Public Health and Population, a probable case is defined as a person, regardless of age, with laryngitis, pharyngitis, or tonsillitis with adherent pseudomembranes on tonsils, pharynx, and/or nostrils in conjunction with neck edema. Epidemiological surveillance is being intensified to detect the population at risk and to implement public health measures, including a vaccination campaign expected to take place in 2018. HL/ HaitiLibre
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