Cholera situation in Haiti:

Partial assessment of cholera in Haiti according to data from the Department of Epidemiology, Laboratories and Research of the Ministry of Public Health.

November 10, 2022:(latest data available)

Data calculated since the first confirmed case (October 3, 2022)

Total suspected cases: 7,907 cases +695 (+9.63%) in 24 hours (the day before: +11 cases in 24 hours)

Total confirmed cases: 734 cases +2 (+4.85%) in 24 hours, (the day before: +2 cases in 24 hours

Total suspected cases hospitalized: 6,919 cases +604 (+9.56%) in 24 hours, (the day before +11 in 24 hours)

Total deaths: 145 deaths (97 institutional and 48 community) +3 deaths (+2.1%) in 24 hours, (the day before: +6 deaths in 24 hours).

Weekly positivity rate:

Distribution and deviations of suspected cases since October 3 (in 24 hours):

Less than 1 year: +162 (+12)

1-4 years: 1,493 cases (+151)

5-9 years: 1,076 cases (+79)

10-14 years: 486 cases (+49)

15-19 years old: 364 cases (+19)

20-29 years old: 1,222 cases (+89)

30-39 years old: 1,215 cases (+83)

40-49 years old: 817 cases (+74)

50-59 years old: 545 cases (+73)

60-69 years old: 330 cases (+39)

70-79 years old: 155 cases (+17)

80 years and over: () case ()

Men: 59.96% men (+); women 40.04% (-)

Positivity rate by age segment:

Number of tests carried out: 1,803 tests +75 in 24 hours, (the day before +26 in 24 hours)

Positivity rate: +40.70%, (the day before +40.50%)

Affected Departments:

Artibonite, Centre, Grand’Anse, Nippes, North-East, West, South and South-East

Previous bulletin : https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-38134-haiti-cholera-bulletin-37.html

List of Treatment Centers for acute diarrhea (including Cholera) : https://www.icihaiti.com/en/news-37939-icihaiti-flash-list-of-acute-diarrhea-treatment-centers-including-cholera.html

Definitions:

Suspected cases:

Anyone with acute watery, profuse diarrhea with or without vomiting and dehydration

Confirmed case:

Any suspected case with a positive culture for “Vibrio cholerae” or presenting an epidemiological link with a confirmed case of cholera

Hospitalized case:

Any suspected or confirmed case that spends at least 24 hours in a care centre

Institutional death:

Any suspected or confirmed case who dies in a treatment center.

Community death:

Any suspected case that dies outside of a caring 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

HL/ HaitiLibre