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Haiti - Health : The number of confirmed cholera cases strongly increased 12/10/2022 09:38:50
October 7 and 8 period : Total suspected cases: 224 cases +31.7% (October 6: 170 cases) Total confirmed cases: 32 cases +68.4% (October 6: 19 cases) Total suspected cases hospitalized: 189 cases +40% (October 6: 135 cases) Total institutional deaths: 16 deaths +220% (October 6: 5 cases) Note that due to travel difficulties and insecurity (access to areas controlled by gangs and urban guerrilla areas) this assessment is partial. Distribution of suspected cases: 1-4 years: 64 cases (+) 5-9 years: 32 cases (+) 10-14 years: 10 cases (+) 15-19 years old: 7 cases (=) 20-29 years old: 33 cases (+) 30-39 years: 22 cases (=) 40-49 years old: 19 cases (+) 50-59 years: 18 cases (+) 60-69 years: 3 cases (=) 70-79 years old: 5 cases (+) 80 years and over: 2 cases (=) 54.91% male 45.09% women Samples received: 173 +13.8% (October 6: 152 samples) Tests performed: 101 +172.9% (October 6: 37 samples) Pending tests 72 -37.3% (October 6: 115 samples) Distribution of suspected cases: Centre Department: Mirebalais: 2 cases (unchanged) West Department: Cité Soleil: 112 cases +60.0% in 48 hours Croix-des-Bouquets: 1 case (unchanged) Delmas: 9 cases (unchanged) Petion-ville: 5 cases +25% Port-au-Prince: 95 cases +13.0% in 48 hours Previous bulletin: https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-37839-haiti-health-72-increase-in-confirmed-cases-of-cholera-in-48-hours.html Departmental definitions: Suspicious Case: Anyone with acute watery, profuse diarrhea, 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 that spends at least 24 hours in a care institution Institutional Death: Any suspected, probable or confirmed case who dies in a care institution Community Death: Any suspected case that dies outside a care institution MSF News : In the capital Port-au-Prince and its surroundings, Médecin Sans Frontière (MSF) has opened three treatment centres: a 10-bed center in the Brooklyn neighborhood, a 20-bed center in the Turgeau neighborhood and a 50 beds in the MSF hospital in Cité Soleil. MSF has also opened several rehydration points. Currently, the Cité Soleil center can still receive new patients with cholera; but the other two centers have reached their maximum capacity. See also : https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-37839-haiti-health-72-increase-in-confirmed-cases-of-cholera-in-48-hours.html https://www.icihaiti.com/en/news-37826-icihaiti-flash-cholera-has-more-than-doubled-in-48-hours.html 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 HL/ iciHaiti
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