17 March 2011: Cholera – situation in Haiti and Dominican Republic – update
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While in the Dominican Republic, the Ministry of Health reported a total of 759 laboratory-confirmed cases of cholera, including six fatal cases, since the beginning of the outbreak up to EW 9. |
During Epidemiological Week 8 of 2011, at the national level, Haiti registered a decrease in the weekly incidence rate, which decreased from 10.2 cholera cases per 10,000 inhabitants in EW 7 to 7.6 cases per 10,000 inhabitants in EW 8. This was linked to an increase of 3.1% in the new cases registered as compared to the previous week. At the sub-national level, five departments (Grand Anse, Nord Est, Nord Ouest, Sud Este y Nord) registered an increase in their weekly incidence rate.