18 January 2011: Cholera – situation in Haiti and Dominican Republic – update

Epidemiological AlertsIn Haiti, during the first EW of 2011 a decrease of 47% in the national incidence rate in comparison to previous week was reported. While in Dominican Republic the Ministry of Public Health informed that in the first week of the 2011 8 new cases were confirmed, raising the cumulative incidence to 160 cases. No deaths have been reported.