http://www.healthmap.org The latest alerts on infectious disease around the world en Sat, 04 Feb 2012 04:23:02 -0500 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 04:23:02 -0500 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss PHP clark.freifeld AT childrens.harvard.edu (Clark Freifeld) clark.freifeld AT childrens.harvard.edu (Clark Freifeld) 60 http://healthmap.org/images/logo-geo.jpg http://www.healthmap.org 128 128 The latest alerts on infectious disease around the world Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:21:29 -0500 Haiti Operational Biosurveillance Haiti Operational Biosurveillance http://healthmap.org/ln.php?1029513&hc&0 http://biosurveillance.typepad.com/haiti_operational_biosurv/2012/02/the-current-and-future-status-of-cholera-in-haiti.html Cholera Haiti 18.941610 -72.679459 18.941610 -72.679459 Cholera &mdash; Haiti<br/>Within the HEAS, a serious discussion has ensued regarding the current and future status of cholera in Haiti, which began with a question from an outside agency: [From a major NGO seeking to implement major prevention efforts in Haiti] We know these predictions can be somewhat uncertain, but we would be grateful to hear your opinion as a medical actor on the ground. Your first-hand knowledge about the infection patterns and the current pace of health and water sanitation interventions makes you well poised to help us see a few years ahead into the cholera epidemic. [From me to HEAS... The Haiti Epidemic Advisory System (HEAS) Fighting for The People of Haiti with the world's first infectious disease forecasting station. Key Background Information Haiti: Prioritized Critical Reporting Requirements and Indicators For Operational Biosurveillance Guidance For Journalists And Others Covering The Haiti Cholera Epidemic HEAS Dashboard The Current and Future Status of Cholera in Haiti A Moment of Quiet Introspection Following the Disaster in Pestel Situation Stable in Pestel / More New Cases in Desreveaux Official Report of HEAS Operations During the First 150 Days Post-Earthquake on Confirmation of the Origin of the Haiti Cholera Disaster: UN Nepalese Troops on 11th Case of Acute Flaccid Paralysis Reported on Acute Flaccid Paralysis: Port de Paix and Port au Prince, Haiti and Charlotte, North Carolina on Commentary: The Perspective and Reality of HEAS Operations on Commentary: The Perspective and Reality of HEAS Operations | Please Lift &quot;Big Dave&quot; Bompart Up In Prayer &raquo; Within the HEAS, a&#0160; serious discussion has ensued regarding the current and future status of cholera in Haiti, which began with a question from an outside agency: &#0160; [From a major NGO seeking to implement major prevention efforts in Haiti] We know these predictions can be somewhat uncertain, but we would be grateful to hear your opinion as a medical actor on the ground.&#0160; Your first-hand knowledge about the infection patterns and the current pace of health and water sanitation interventions makes you well poised to help us see a few years ahead into the cholera epidemic. [From me to HEAS partners internationally recognized as cholera experts]&#0160; Guys, I could use your input and advice regarding the [above question] and would like to form a consensus opinion, if possible. The usual cholera epidemic attack rate (AR) among immunological susceptible populations is 2%.&#0160; This estimated attack rate considers only severe and some moderate cholera cases requiring hospitalization. Most of the total cases (95%)&#0160; are mild or asymptomatic and may not be detected by the surveillance system [My reply] Is this AR what you guys observed in Peru in &#39;91?&#0160; Reason why I&#39;m asking is we are dealing with a totally naive environment (albeit we are in a time period subsequent to first introduction Yes, this is what it was observed in the 1919 Latin America epidemic as well as&#0160; previous descriptions of cholera epidemics in Asia and Africa. I think that once cholera is established in the environment , all population is affected sooner or later if the water and sanitation conditions are not adequate. That is the case of Southeast Asia, over there the only susceptible population is small children with no antibodies against cholera. [My reply] This is a very important observation- we are still seeing a high percentage of adults affected versus kids- at least in the case of Pestel if I&#39;m not mistaken.&#0160; So, the situation may be endemic in Port au Prince but still epidemic in the rural areas? &#0160; There may be a few pockets of susceptible populations. Nevertheless, after cholera strikes, we have to be very careful with the diagnosis. During the last waves of the 1991epidemic, I went to investigate diarrheal diseases outbreaks that were wrongly diagnosed as cholera. Many of these outbreaks were disenteric amebiasis, E coli, salmonella, cryptosporidium, etc. It is time to start to invest some resources in confirming the outbreak agents. &#0160; [My response] Right, copy.&#0160; That seems to have been the problem with the Pestel situation [i.e. public health officials delaying 72 hrs to respond because the situation in Pestel was not laboratory-confirmed cholera] - a bias that it was not due to cholera until lab confirmation proves otherwise.&#0160; If we had not intervened, people would have needlessly died. I just checked the number of cases accumulated in Haiti until January 2012: The Ministry of Health has reported 524,861 cumulative cholera cases, 282,989 hospitalizations and 7,018 deaths, as of 8th january 2012. The overall fatality rate is 1.3 percent nationwide. The general trend is towards a decrease in the number of new cases and fatality If we have a total population of 10 million inhabitants it looks like the 282,989 hospitalized cases (~2.8%) shows that the population is exhausted and the cholera epidemic may have&#0160; entered into a endemic patter of transmission.&#0160; If&#0160; somebody comes to deliver the vaccine or establishes any control strategy it will look as a very effective intervention,&#0160; just by being temporally associated with the development of immunity among the population. [My response] What if these numbers are an underestimate given the 2/3 rural mountainous / unreached / poorly reported areas of Haiti?&#0160; Are we able to consider this?&#0160; Thank you for the discourse. &#0160; I agree. Indeed, there must be an underestimation of the number of cases. The 2% attack rate is based on similar or even less sensitive surveillance systems. If the number of cholera cases is greater, again , this means that most of the Haitian population is immune. The sadness&#0160; of this history is that we did not concentrated all our efforts in saving the lives. To achieve this level of natural immunity with more than 7,000 deaths is a failure . At this point water interventions will be strongly associated with no cholera cases, latrines will be strongly associated with no cholera cases, voodoo bone powders will be strongly associated with no cholera cases. The colloquium of this disaster is the return of UN &quot;experts&quot; to say that their presence has been the key factor in stopping the epidemic. &#0160; &#0160; &#0160; Verify your Comment Previewing your Comment Your comment could not be posted. Error type: The letters and numbers you entered did not match the image. Please try again. As a final step before posting your comment, enter the letters and numbers you see in the image below. 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Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:50:58 -0500 Haiti Operational Biosurveillance Haiti Operational Biosurveillance http://healthmap.org/ln.php?1029512&hc&0 http://biosurveillance.typepad.com/haiti_operational_biosurv/2012/02/a-moment-of-quiet-introspection-following-the-disaster-in-pestel-haiti-cholera.html Cholera Pestel, GrandʼAnse, Haiti 18.533331 -73.800003 18.533331 -73.800003 Cholera &mdash; Pestel, GrandʼAnse, Haiti<br/>Today we received the final assessment of the cholera disaster (IDIS Cat 5) in Pestel and surrounding communes: Below is a summary of the cases of cholera logged in the Pestel commune. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Incidence of Cholera in Pestel Commune October 2011 --> 115 November 2011 --> 118 December 2011 --> 126 January 1-12 --> 86 cases ***Assessment by Miriam, Harvest House, Dr. Phillipe January 9-12*** ***Cholera eduction/ Aqua tabs + ORS distribution implemented*** Global DIRT assistance January 12-14 1/13 --> 7 1/14 --> 5 1/15 --> 1 1/16 --> 4 1/17 --> 11 (1 death) 1/18 --> 5 1/19 -->... The Haiti Epidemic Advisory System (HEAS) Fighting for The People of Haiti with the world's first infectious disease forecasting station. Key Background Information Haiti: Prioritized Critical Reporting Requirements and Indicators For Operational Biosurveillance Guidance For Journalists And Others Covering The Haiti Cholera Epidemic HEAS Dashboard The Current and Future Status of Cholera in Haiti A Moment of Quiet Introspection Following the Disaster in Pestel Situation Stable in Pestel / More New Cases in Desreveaux Official Report of HEAS Operations During the First 150 Days Post-Earthquake on Confirmation of the Origin of the Haiti Cholera Disaster: UN Nepalese Troops on 11th Case of Acute Flaccid Paralysis Reported on Acute Flaccid Paralysis: Port de Paix and Port au Prince, Haiti and Charlotte, North Carolina on Commentary: The Perspective and Reality of HEAS Operations on Commentary: The Perspective and Reality of HEAS Operations Today we received the final assessment of the cholera disaster (IDIS Cat 5) in Pestel and surrounding communes: Below is a summary of the cases of cholera logged in the Pestel commune.&#0160;&#0160; --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Incidence of Cholera in Pestel Commune October 2011 --&gt; 115 December 2011 --&gt; 126 January 1-12 --&gt; 86 cases ***Assessment by Miriam, Harvest House, Dr. Phillipe January 9-12*** ***Cholera eduction/ Aqua tabs + ORS distribution implemented*** Global DIRT assistance January 12-14 December 1 - January 12 --&gt; 59 deaths January 12 - 30 --&gt; 3 deaths Clarification: is this solely for Pestel and NOT the surrounding villages as well?&#0160; We had report of as many as several hundred cases and 70 fatalities in the region as opposed to just Pestel.&#0160; IN THE LEAST, it shows yet again what happens when emergency response occurs- you blunt the fatality rate. These are the cases of cholera which presented to the 4 CTCs (Tozia, Dereveaux, Pela, Pavillon,&#0160; Pestel).&#0160; I wish you could have heard the stories and seen the faces of the people in Grand Anse.&#0160; Then you see how many lives were saved and how many we&#39;re affected by the cholera. &#0160; &#0160; Posted at 05:50 PM in Field Reports Comments Verify your Comment Previewing your Comment Your comment could not be posted. Error type: The letters and numbers you entered did not match the image. Please try again. As a final step before posting your comment, enter the letters and numbers you see in the image below. This prevents automated programs from posting comments. Comments are moderated, and will not appear until the author has approved them. You are currently signed in as (Name is required. Email address will not be displayed with the comment.) Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:37:52 -0500 Haiti Operational Biosurveillance Haiti Operational Biosurveillance http://healthmap.org/ln.php?1029511&hc&0 http://biosurveillance.typepad.com/haiti_operational_biosurv/2012/02/operational-highlights-of-the-heas-haiti-cholera-polio.html Diarrhea Cholera Haiti 18.941610 -72.679459 18.941610 -72.679459 Diarrhea, Cholera &mdash; Haiti<br/>Our team was interviewed by a major international press organization this afternoon, and they asked about key achievements of the HEAS. The following was provided as a list of highlights: 1. HEAS performance / forecasting functions the first 150 days post quake 2. Our first public statement regarding reports of severe diarrheal disease in Artibonite (ie cholera) 3. Our first public report of linking the UN Nepalese base in Mirebalais to the cholera disaster (this was actually an update, posted a couple of hours after the initial report). This was the first public report describing probable attribution for the cholera... 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Key Background Information Haiti: Prioritized Critical Reporting Requirements and Indicators For Operational Biosurveillance Guidance For Journalists And Others Covering The Haiti Cholera Epidemic HEAS Dashboard The Current and Future Status of Cholera in Haiti A Moment of Quiet Introspection Following the Disaster in Pestel Situation Stable in Pestel / More New Cases in Desreveaux Official Report of HEAS Operations During the First 150 Days Post-Earthquake on Confirmation of the Origin of the Haiti Cholera Disaster: UN Nepalese Troops on 11th Case of Acute Flaccid Paralysis Reported on Acute Flaccid Paralysis: Port de Paix and Port au Prince, Haiti and Charlotte, North Carolina on Commentary: The Perspective and Reality of HEAS Operations on Commentary: The Perspective and Reality of HEAS Operations Emergency Appeal &laquo; Words of Thanks For Helping to Save Pestel | A Moment of Quiet Introspection Following the Disaster in Pestel &raquo; Our team was interviewed by a major international press organization this afternoon, and they asked about key achievements of the HEAS.&#0160; The following was provided as a list of highlights: 3.&#0160; Our first public report of linking the UN Nepalese base in Mirebalais to the cholera disaster (this was actually an update, posted a couple of hours after the initial report) .&#0160; This was the first public report describing probable attribution for the cholera disaster in Haiti. 4.&#0160; Referral to the Paul Keim (a member of the NSABB, the same panel reviewing the controversial studies on avian influenza) study proving the link to Nepal 5.&#0160; First case of acute flaccid paralysis identified .&#0160; It remains our belief Vaccine-Derived PolioVirus (VDPV) Type 1 continues to transmit in Haiti.&#0160; What is required to disprove this belief is a comprehensive field investigation by a neutral third party. 6.&#0160; 11th case of acute flaccid paralysis identified 7.&#0160; Field ops: description of HEAS warning-response ops in rural mountainous areas of Haiti, note the report on Borgne as an excellent example 8.&#0160; Intercept Team field ops reports from Belle Fontaine ( Dec 10-12th and Jan 12-13th ) The reporter asked us what we thought about cholera transmission now in Haiti.&#0160; Our response was cholera continues to transmit in the rural, mountainous 2/3 of Haiti&#39;s landmass difficult to appreciate by the major NGOs and officials based in the 1/3 of Haiti that is urbanized.&#0160; There is little question the highest fatality rates and destructive social outcomes are observed in these rural areas.&#0160; Case fatality rates still reported by officials represent underreporting and bias towards areas of Haiti with the best access to health care.&#0160; We also emphasized the HEAS did all of this for less than $20,000 US.&#0160; &#0160; Posted at 05:37 PM in Commentary Comments Verify your Comment Previewing your Comment Your comment could not be posted. Error type: The letters and numbers you entered did not match the image. Please try again. As a final step before posting your comment, enter the letters and numbers you see in the image below. This prevents automated programs from posting comments. Comments are moderated, and will not appear until the author has approved them. (Name is required. Email address will not be displayed with the comment.) Mon, 23 Jan 2012 20:53:47 -0500 Haiti Operational Biosurveillance Haiti Operational Biosurveillance http://healthmap.org/ln.php?1020258&hc&0 http://biosurveillance.typepad.com/haiti_operational_biosurv/2012/01/words-of-thanks-for-helping-to-save-pestel-haiti-cholera.html Cholera Pestel, GrandʼAnse, Haiti 18.533331 -73.800003 18.533331 -73.800003 Cholera &mdash; Pestel, GrandʼAnse, Haiti<br/>Hello [HEAS partners], First, let me thank you for all the work you've done on behalf of the people of Pestel, Haiti. I've been following Dr. Carroll's blog posts on his experiences in that area over the past week. I have been engaged in Pestel since 2007, usually going out several times a year. I have a good working relationship with Dr. Seneque Philippe. As you know, Pestel is one of those remote areas that has gotten little attention in the past, and I'm grateful to see the amazing response over these past couple of weeks. Your ability to mobilize... The Haiti Epidemic Advisory System (HEAS) Fighting for The People of Haiti with the world's first infectious disease forecasting station. Key Background Information Haiti: Prioritized Critical Reporting Requirements and Indicators For Operational Biosurveillance Guidance For Journalists And Others Covering The Haiti Cholera Epidemic HEAS Dashboard Situation Stable in Pestel / More New Cases in Desreveaux Official Report of HEAS Operations During the First 150 Days Post-Earthquake More than 65 fatalities now reported from Pestel Ground Truth: 445 cases and 59 fatalities in Pestel Ground Confirmation of Disaster Conditions in Pestel on Confirmation of the Origin of the Haiti Cholera Disaster: UN Nepalese Troops on 11th Case of Acute Flaccid Paralysis Reported on Acute Flaccid Paralysis: Port de Paix and Port au Prince, Haiti and Charlotte, North Carolina on Commentary: The Perspective and Reality of HEAS Operations on Commentary: The Perspective and Reality of HEAS Operations on "First Contact" Effect on Cholera Mortality in Haiti &#0160; First, let me thank you for all the work you&#39;ve done on behalf of the people of Pestel, Haiti.&#0160; I&#39;ve been following Dr. Carroll&#39;s blog posts on his experiences in that area over the past week. &#0160; I have been engaged in Pestel since 2007, usually going out several times a year.&#0160; I have a good working relationship with Dr. Seneque Philippe.&#0160; As you know, Pestel is one of those remote areas that has gotten little attention in the past, and I&#39;m grateful to see the amazing response over these past couple of weeks.&#0160; Your ability to mobilize quickly a large number of resources toward this awful problem of cholera has been truly impressive. - An American physician who has donated countless hours of his time over the years to the people of Pestel, now an HEAS partner Posted at 05:53 PM in Operational Context Comments Verify your Comment Previewing your Comment Your comment could not be posted. Error type: The letters and numbers you entered did not match the image. Please try again. As a final step before posting your comment, enter the letters and numbers you see in the image below. This prevents automated programs from posting comments. Comments are moderated, and will not appear until the author has approved them. (Name is required. Email address will not be displayed with the comment.) Wed, 18 Jan 2012 11:01:53 -0500 Haiti Operational Biosurveillance Haiti Operational Biosurveillance http://healthmap.org/ln.php?1020257&hc&0 http://biosurveillance.typepad.com/haiti_operational_biosurv/2012/01/situation-stable-in-pestel-more-new-cases-in-desreveaux-haiti.html Cholera Pestel, GrandʼAnse, Haiti 18.533331 -73.800003 18.533331 -73.800003 Cholera &mdash; Pestel, GrandʼAnse, Haiti<br/>Ground report from Dr. John Carroll, HEAS partner: Six new cases of cholera in Desreveaux since yesterday afternoon. There are no new cases in the village of Pestel. We are sending two brothers and their father home today which will leave us with just one eighty year old man who can barely stand and is too weak to get on a motorcycle to go back to Des. (his diarrhea has improved and he is not vomiting any longer...just very weak.) The Haiti Epidemic Advisory System (HEAS) Fighting for The People of Haiti with the world's first infectious disease forecasting station. Key Background Information Haiti: Prioritized Critical Reporting Requirements and Indicators For Operational Biosurveillance Guidance For Journalists And Others Covering The Haiti Cholera Epidemic HEAS Dashboard Situation Stable in Pestel / More New Cases in Desreveaux Official Report of HEAS Operations During the First 150 Days Post-Earthquake More than 65 fatalities now reported from Pestel Ground Truth: 445 cases and 59 fatalities in Pestel Ground Confirmation of Disaster Conditions in Pestel on Confirmation of the Origin of the Haiti Cholera Disaster: UN Nepalese Troops on 11th Case of Acute Flaccid Paralysis Reported on Acute Flaccid Paralysis: Port de Paix and Port au Prince, Haiti and Charlotte, North Carolina on Commentary: The Perspective and Reality of HEAS Operations on Commentary: The Perspective and Reality of HEAS Operations on "First Contact" Effect on Cholera Mortality in Haiti Ground report from Dr. John Carroll, HEAS partner: There are no new cases in the village of Pestel. We are sending two brothers and their father home today which will leave us with just one eighty year old man who can barely stand and is too weak to get on a motorcycle to go back to Des. (his diarrhea has improved and he is not vomiting any longer...just very weak.) Posted at 08:01 AM in Field Reports Comments Verify your Comment Previewing your Comment Your comment could not be posted. Error type: The letters and numbers you entered did not match the image. Please try again. As a final step before posting your comment, enter the letters and numbers you see in the image below. This prevents automated programs from posting comments. Comments are moderated, and will not appear until the author has approved them. (Name is required. Email address will not be displayed with the comment.) Wed, 18 Jan 2012 11:01:53 -0500 Haiti Operational Biosurveillance Haiti Operational Biosurveillance http://healthmap.org/ln.php?1020257&hc&1 http://biosurveillance.typepad.com/haiti_operational_biosurv/2012/01/situation-stable-in-pestel-more-new-cases-in-desreveaux-haiti.html Cholera Descareaux, Artibonite, Haiti 19.300346 -72.673508 19.300346 -72.673508 Cholera &mdash; Descareaux, Artibonite, Haiti<br/>Ground report from Dr. John Carroll, HEAS partner: Six new cases of cholera in Desreveaux since yesterday afternoon. There are no new cases in the village of Pestel. We are sending two brothers and their father home today which will leave us with just one eighty year old man who can barely stand and is too weak to get on a motorcycle to go back to Des. (his diarrhea has improved and he is not vomiting any longer...just very weak.) The Haiti Epidemic Advisory System (HEAS) Fighting for The People of Haiti with the world's first infectious disease forecasting station. Key Background Information Haiti: Prioritized Critical Reporting Requirements and Indicators For Operational Biosurveillance Guidance For Journalists And Others Covering The Haiti Cholera Epidemic HEAS Dashboard Situation Stable in Pestel / More New Cases in Desreveaux Official Report of HEAS Operations During the First 150 Days Post-Earthquake More than 65 fatalities now reported from Pestel Ground Truth: 445 cases and 59 fatalities in Pestel Ground Confirmation of Disaster Conditions in Pestel on Confirmation of the Origin of the Haiti Cholera Disaster: UN Nepalese Troops on 11th Case of Acute Flaccid Paralysis Reported on Acute Flaccid Paralysis: Port de Paix and Port au Prince, Haiti and Charlotte, North Carolina on Commentary: The Perspective and Reality of HEAS Operations on Commentary: The Perspective and Reality of HEAS Operations on "First Contact" Effect on Cholera Mortality in Haiti Ground report from Dr. John Carroll, HEAS partner: There are no new cases in the village of Pestel. We are sending two brothers and their father home today which will leave us with just one eighty year old man who can barely stand and is too weak to get on a motorcycle to go back to Des. (his diarrhea has improved and he is not vomiting any longer...just very weak.) Posted at 08:01 AM in Field Reports Comments Verify your Comment Previewing your Comment Your comment could not be posted. Error type: The letters and numbers you entered did not match the image. Please try again. As a final step before posting your comment, enter the letters and numbers you see in the image below. This prevents automated programs from posting comments. Comments are moderated, and will not appear until the author has approved them. (Name is required. Email address will not be displayed with the comment.) Mon, 16 Jan 2012 21:49:40 -0500 Haiti Operational Biosurveillance Haiti Operational Biosurveillance http://healthmap.org/ln.php?1020256&hc&0 http://biosurveillance.typepad.com/haiti_operational_biosurv/2012/01/pestel-situation-stabilized-haiti.html Cholera Pestel, GrandʼAnse, Haiti 18.533331 -73.800003 18.533331 -73.800003 Cholera &mdash; Pestel, GrandʼAnse, Haiti<br/>This just in from HEAS partners on the ground: Cases of cholera have been steady over the past week with an average of 3-5 new cases per day. They have treated approx 20 patients this past week with NO deaths! They completed the 4th CTC today in Pavillon and are ready to open and treat. Educating the population about cholera and where it's coming from, as well as setting up these CTCs has made a HUGE difference. They are giving out the ORS to treat those who have mild-moderate cases of diarrheal cases which is helping to reduce the number... 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Key Background Information Haiti: Prioritized Critical Reporting Requirements and Indicators For Operational Biosurveillance Guidance For Journalists And Others Covering The Haiti Cholera Epidemic HEAS Dashboard Situation Stable in Pestel / More New Cases in Desreveaux Official Report of HEAS Operations During the First 150 Days Post-Earthquake More than 65 fatalities now reported from Pestel Ground Truth: 445 cases and 59 fatalities in Pestel Ground Confirmation of Disaster Conditions in Pestel on Confirmation of the Origin of the Haiti Cholera Disaster: UN Nepalese Troops on 11th Case of Acute Flaccid Paralysis Reported on 11th Case of Acute Flaccid Paralysis Reported on Acute Flaccid Paralysis: Port de Paix and Port au Prince, Haiti and Charlotte, North Carolina on Commentary: The Perspective and Reality of HEAS Operations on Commentary: The Perspective and Reality of HEAS Operations on "First Contact" Effect on Cholera Mortality in Haiti | Situation Stable in Pestel / More New Cases in Desreveaux &raquo; This just in from HEAS partners on the ground: Cases of cholera have been steady over the past week with an average of 3-5 new cases per day.&#0160; They have treated approx 20 patients this past week with NO deaths!&#0160; They completed the 4th CTC today in Pavillon and are ready to open and treat.&#0160; Educating the population about cholera and where it&#39;s coming from, as well as setting up these CTCs has made a HUGE difference.&#0160; They are giving out the ORS to treat those who have mild-moderate cases of diarrheal cases which is helping to reduce the number of severe cases.&#0160; Team, we have done good!!! Dr. John Carroll has also sent several updates today: “You can treat it easily, but you can die easily.” This quote is from a nurse here at the CTC in the village of Pestel. The CTC nurse reviewed the CTC books and I reviewed the dossiers here at the CTC in the Pestel Hospital yesterday. There were 39 cases of cholera in December, 2011 with one death recorded. Most of the cases of cholera in December came from Desvereaux about 90 minutes by car south of here in the mountains. The river in Desvereaux is Riviere La Clotte. People bathe, wash clothes and drink from this river. Cadavers wash into La Clotte and sheets that have been wrapped around cadavers who have died from cholera are washed in La Clotte. La Clotte does NOT dump into Pestel. I saw no documented cholera cases in the dossiers I reviewed originating from here in the village of Pestel. Dr. Phillipe told me this morning that they do not have cholera here in the Pestel village because the people are more educated than the mountain people in Desvereaux and practice better hygiene here in Pestel. They also have no private home toilets or public toilets to serve the markets in the villages in the mountains south of Pestel. There are two little boys who are brothers here in the CTC. One is six years old and the other is three years old. They drink water from La Clotte that the mother insists she treats with Aquatabs and Cholorox. Their father is in the CTC too, sick with cholera. They have been here for about five days. They all seem weak, but will survive. From January 1 until today (January 16, 2012) there have been 46 CTC admissions with no deaths recorded. There are four people in the CTC tent this morning. The CTC tent can accept 18 patients, but last year when the tents were full, there were forty patients here in Pestel. I counted about 500 liters of LR available for the CTC. One of the CTC nurses told me that during May, 2011 they treated a 28 year old woman who had severe cholera. She received 66 liters of Ringer’s Lactate in 48 hours and survived. (I asked the nurse if she said “thank you” when she left and the nurse smiled and said the patient thanked them many times over.) I asked this nurse if she was seeing patients who returned with a new case of cholera after surviving their first episode. She replied that there were many cholera “repeats” but was unable to give time intervals between cases. There were Cuban doctors and nurses here from November, 2010 until April, 2011 and did good work according to the CTC nurse here in Pestel. Human waste from the CTC here is dumped about 20 yards from the back of the tent into a “cement well” which is filled with garbage. Garbage from the inside of the hospital is thrown over the wall that surrounds the hospital. The Pestel Hospital has about seven inpatient beds. This hospital serves an area of about 80,000 people. W 73 52’ 00.6” W 73 deg 47’ 40.8” W 73 deg 49’ 23.9” W 73 deg 48’ 39.0” Dereveaux MEBSH church W 73 deg 47’ 40.8” W 73 deg 51’ 27.6” W 73 deg 54’ 20.4” W 73 deg 50’ 20.3” Larate(where Lake is) W73 deg 50’ 39.9” W 73 deg 49’ 40.5” W 73 deg 49’ 10.3” W 73 deg 50’ 27.4” W73 deg 49’ 52.2” W 73 deg 47’ 40.9” W 73 deg 50’ 09.1 W 73 deg 51’ 17.8” Sel (salt) Source: W 73 47” 32.4” (in my GPS) Verify your Comment Previewing your Comment Your comment could not be posted. Error type: The letters and numbers you entered did not match the image. Please try again. As a final step before posting your comment, enter the letters and numbers you see in the image below. This prevents automated programs from posting comments. Comments are moderated, and will not appear until the author has approved them. (Name is required. Email address will not be displayed with the comment.) Sun, 15 Jan 2012 22:57:12 -0500 Haiti Operational Biosurveillance Haiti Operational Biosurveillance http://healthmap.org/ln.php?1020255&hc&0 http://biosurveillance.typepad.com/haiti_operational_biosurv/2012/01/ground-report-pestel-haiti-cholera.html Cholera Pestel, GrandʼAnse, Haiti 18.533331 -73.800003 18.533331 -73.800003 Cholera &mdash; Pestel, GrandʼAnse, Haiti<br/>This report was forwarded from one of the HEAS partner ground teams: Hello, I want to thank you so much for your immediate response linking us with organizations that have offered such great encouragement by sending us teams, medicines, and supplies. Because of this, we have been able to expedite a quick response to this critical situation. After loading the donated and purchased supplies, including 30,000 packets of water in PAP our truck was over-loaded. We traveled with 2 Land cruisers full of dedicated doctors, nurses, and staff, determined to do whatever was necessary to save lives. The trip was... The Haiti Epidemic Advisory System (HEAS) Fighting for The People of Haiti with the world's first infectious disease forecasting station. Key Background Information Haiti: Prioritized Critical Reporting Requirements and Indicators For Operational Biosurveillance Guidance For Journalists And Others Covering The Haiti Cholera Epidemic HEAS Dashboard Situation Stable in Pestel / More New Cases in Desreveaux Official Report of HEAS Operations During the First 150 Days Post-Earthquake More than 65 fatalities now reported from Pestel Ground Truth: 445 cases and 59 fatalities in Pestel Ground Confirmation of Disaster Conditions in Pestel on Confirmation of the Origin of the Haiti Cholera Disaster: UN Nepalese Troops on 11th Case of Acute Flaccid Paralysis Reported on Acute Flaccid Paralysis: Port de Paix and Port au Prince, Haiti and Charlotte, North Carolina on Commentary: The Perspective and Reality of HEAS Operations on Commentary: The Perspective and Reality of HEAS Operations on "First Contact" Effect on Cholera Mortality in Haiti | Pestel: Situation Stabilized &raquo; &#0160; Hello, &#0160;&#0160;&#0160; I want to thank you so much for your immediate response linking us with organizations that have offered such great encouragement by sending us teams, medicines, and supplies. Because of this, we have been able to expedite a quick response to this critical situation. After loading the donated and purchased supplies, including 30,000 packets of water in PAP our truck was over-loaded. We traveled with 2 Land cruisers full of dedicated doctors, nurses, and staff, determined to do whatever was necessary to save lives. The trip was 10 hours. We have a Pastor who houses us and opens his home. They cook for our teams and open his church for a huge depot, so it’s a great staging place in a great location. Our goal was to go the distance, whatever it took to access and analyze all affected villages, calculating proper factual data of actual cases, water sources used, and collective samples. We set up 4 emergency stations.&#0160; Desrivue is where the majority of cases came from. It is very central and accessible to many surrounding villages.&#0160; Perla is a very remote region. It is accessible to Macochon and other surrounding villages where cases have been reported.&#0160; Pavion is a two-hour mountain climb where there are many cases of cholera, and people are dying on their journey to Pestel because of the long distance that they have to travel . [This is a typical kind of disaster indicator for these rural, isolated communities in Haiti- we saw many such reports in the Sud Est and central mountainous areas. -JW]&#0160; Tozia is a far away health facility that many walk to that is pathetically unequipped. Working under the direction of Dr. Philippe, we have hired 2 nurses and workers per station, set up tents, medical supplies, etc. and they are already receiving patients, cutting down on the death rate. The rain will increase in March and April, so its important that these remain staffed and supplied for several months.&#0160; Proper data is being kept daily and one U.S. staff that is adding supplies as needed. After inspecting these sites. We went village to village, climbed mountains, teaching and training villages, providing Aquatabs, soap and oral hydration packets to everyone, gathering water samples etc. We will continue to send teams out, and have workers provide extra medical help and supervision as much as possible.&#0160; I realize that this just puts fires out, but would like to later discuss some possible permanent solutions in sanitation and permanent medical facilities, health care, clean water and education. &#0160;&#0160;&#0160; We do need continued active support and help through this crisis and appreciate all you have done to help us.&#0160; In just the four full days after one emergency tent was set up, we saw 43 new cases from January 10th-13th, 2012. I am sending you the final report confirmed by all of our data as well as Dr. Philippe and Dr. Eli from WHO.&#0160; Judy Foster has been and continues to be very instrumental in providing assistance with needed supplies, transportation of people and supplies and has been a key person on the group to assist us.&#0160; Please stay in touch with us. We are here to help in any way we can to help these precious people. &#0160;&#0160;&#0160; &#0160;&#0160;&#0160; &#0160;&#0160;&#0160; &#0160;&#0160;&#0160; &#0160;&#0160;&#0160; &#0160;&#0160;&#0160; &#0160;&#0160;&#0160; Sincerely, &#0160;&#0160;&#0160; &#0160;&#0160;&#0160; &#0160;&#0160;&#0160; &#0160;&#0160;&#0160; &#0160;&#0160;&#0160; &#0160;&#0160;&#0160; &#0160;&#0160;&#0160; &#0160;&#0160;&#0160; Miriam Frederick Cholera Report-January 14th, 2012 (Confirmed in Pestel Region by Dr. Philippe Senegue) Total October 2011-January 14th , 2012 Cases 449 cases of confirmed cholera Reported deaths were 59, but a few of those were deaths due to diarrhea, and were not confirmed to be cholera. I&#39;m ready willing and able to help in Pastel (flight on hold) but hearing they will only accept MDs, RNs &amp; Medics?? Are there enough of them to deal with this whole emergency when 1000&#39;s of lives on the line?? It&#39;s extremely hard to believe that with as many people in need in Pastel and surrounding areas that anyone would deny any MEDICAL help... During the origianl outbreak there were NUMEROUS non-medical and a ton of EMT&#39;s assisting. What is going on??? xoxoxoxo PS: I am seriously balling my eyes out &amp; my heart is breaking not being able to help my friends and family in Haiti ♥♥♥♥ Verify your Comment Previewing your Comment Your comment could not be posted. Error type: The letters and numbers you entered did not match the image. Please try again. As a final step before posting your comment, enter the letters and numbers you see in the image below. This prevents automated programs from posting comments. Comments are moderated, and will not appear until the author has approved them. (Name is required. Email address will not be displayed with the comment.) Sat, 14 Jan 2012 21:51:02 -0500 Haiti Operational Biosurveillance Haiti Operational Biosurveillance http://healthmap.org/ln.php?1020253&hc&0 http://biosurveillance.typepad.com/haiti_operational_biosurv/2012/01/nearly-entire-families-killed-by-cholera-in-pestel-haiti.html Cholera Pestel, GrandʼAnse, Haiti 18.533331 -73.800003 18.533331 -73.800003 Cholera &mdash; Pestel, GrandʼAnse, Haiti<br/>Dr. John Carroll, another courageous HEAS partner, sent us a dispatch tonight- the culmination of four days' activities on the ground: Thursday, January 12, 2012— We passed a little house with many kids and an older lady waving at us from the front yard. Rumor had it that there were four cholera deaths recently from that house alone. So I jumped out of our vehicle and talked to the lady who appeared to be in charge. She told me that in the last couple of months she had lost two of her children, a two and one half year old... 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Key Background Information Haiti: Prioritized Critical Reporting Requirements and Indicators For Operational Biosurveillance Guidance For Journalists And Others Covering The Haiti Cholera Epidemic HEAS Dashboard Situation Stable in Pestel / More New Cases in Desreveaux Official Report of HEAS Operations During the First 150 Days Post-Earthquake More than 65 fatalities now reported from Pestel Ground Truth: 445 cases and 59 fatalities in Pestel Ground Confirmation of Disaster Conditions in Pestel on Confirmation of the Origin of the Haiti Cholera Disaster: UN Nepalese Troops on 11th Case of Acute Flaccid Paralysis Reported on Acute Flaccid Paralysis: Port de Paix and Port au Prince, Haiti and Charlotte, North Carolina on Commentary: The Perspective and Reality of HEAS Operations on Commentary: The Perspective and Reality of HEAS Operations on "First Contact" Effect on Cholera Mortality in Haiti &laquo; More than 65 fatalities now reported from Pestel | Official Report of HEAS Operations During the First 150 Days Post-Earthquake &raquo; Dr. John Carroll, another courageous HEAS partner, sent us a dispatch tonight- the culmination of four days&#39; activities on the ground: We passed a little house with many kids and an older lady waving at us from the front yard. Rumor had it that there were four cholera deaths recently from that house alone. So I jumped out of our vehicle and talked to the lady who appeared to be in charge. She told me that in the last couple of months she had lost two of her children, a two and one half year old and a five year old, as well as her brother and her mother to vomiting and diarrhea. I assume this was cholera. A similar phenomenon was observed during HEAS partner deployments in the Sud Est Mountains- nearly entire families wiped out by cholera.&#0160; Few believed us during that reporting, but this is what it means to encounter cholera in the 2/3 of Haiti that is rural, mountainous, isolated, and &quot;not on the grid&quot;.&#0160; This is the biggest criticism of recently published studies claiming Twitter and open source harvesting &quot;beats public health&quot; Posted at 06:51 PM in Field Reports Comments Verify your Comment Previewing your Comment Your comment could not be posted. 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MSF has now leaned into the response effort, and we have ourselves a large convergence of response. The observation that forecasting and early warning, if used, yield less loss of lives in an emergency setting is proven yet again today in Pestel and surrounding villages. Direct quote this morning from an HEAS response partner: As a physician, it's hard to ignore severely ill patients who clinically present like cholera by the hundreds and where over 65 lives were lost already. Even 1 life... The Haiti Epidemic Advisory System (HEAS) Fighting for The People of Haiti with the world's first infectious disease forecasting station. Key Background Information Haiti: Prioritized Critical Reporting Requirements and Indicators For Operational Biosurveillance Guidance For Journalists And Others Covering The Haiti Cholera Epidemic HEAS Dashboard Situation Stable in Pestel / More New Cases in Desreveaux Official Report of HEAS Operations During the First 150 Days Post-Earthquake More than 65 fatalities now reported from Pestel Ground Truth: 445 cases and 59 fatalities in Pestel Ground Confirmation of Disaster Conditions in Pestel on Confirmation of the Origin of the Haiti Cholera Disaster: UN Nepalese Troops on 11th Case of Acute Flaccid Paralysis Reported on Acute Flaccid Paralysis: Port de Paix and Port au Prince, Haiti and Charlotte, North Carolina on Commentary: The Perspective and Reality of HEAS Operations on Commentary: The Perspective and Reality of HEAS Operations on "First Contact" Effect on Cholera Mortality in Haiti | Nearly Entire Families Killed &raquo; PAHO/WHO&#39;s representative just arrived on-site with the tent for the fourth CTC and two trucks of supplies.&#0160; MSF has now leaned into the response effort, and we have ourselves a large convergence of response.&#0160; The observation that forecasting and early warning, if used, yield less loss of lives in an emergency setting is proven yet again today in Pestel and surrounding villages. Direct quote this morning from an HEAS response partner: As a physician, it&#39;s hard to ignore severely ill patients who clinically present like cholera by the hundreds and where over 65 lives were lost already.&#0160; Even 1 life lost is 1 too many. I understand their need for validity, but isn&#39;t it the responsibility of MSPP, PAHO, CDC to rapidly investigate these possible outbreaks and help confirm before they become exponentially worse? Posted at 12:09 PM in Field Reports Comments Verify your Comment Previewing your Comment Your comment could not be posted. Error type: The letters and numbers you entered did not match the image. Please try again. As a final step before posting your comment, enter the letters and numbers you see in the image below. This prevents automated programs from posting comments. Comments are moderated, and will not appear until the author has approved them. (Name is required. Email address will not be displayed with the comment.) Sat, 14 Jan 2012 12:14:36 -0500 Haiti Operational Biosurveillance Haiti Operational Biosurveillance http://healthmap.org/ln.php?1020251&hc&0 http://biosurveillance.typepad.com/haiti_operational_biosurv/2012/01/ground-truth-445-cases-and-59-fatalities-in-pestel-haiti.html Cholera Pestel, GrandʼAnse, Haiti 18.533331 -73.800003 18.533331 -73.800003 Cholera &mdash; Pestel, GrandʼAnse, Haiti<br/>This is the dispatch we received last night from GlobalDIRT: Ok, we have all the cursory but CONFIRMED epidemiological info of confirmed cases from the cholera camps in our area (confirmed by our ground crew and the [Haitian physician on-site]) : First cases started trickling in in October 2011 in the Pestel/Desrivaux/Tozia area: October 2011: 115 cases November 2011: 118 cases December 2011: 116 cases January 1st-13th: 86 cases There have been 59 deaths between December 2011-January 2012 Total: 445 cases since October, 59 deaths (13% case fatality rate) Approximately 1/4 of cases are/were children (~111 cases) Villages affected: Hiya... 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Key Background Information Haiti: Prioritized Critical Reporting Requirements and Indicators For Operational Biosurveillance Guidance For Journalists And Others Covering The Haiti Cholera Epidemic HEAS Dashboard Situation Stable in Pestel / More New Cases in Desreveaux Official Report of HEAS Operations During the First 150 Days Post-Earthquake More than 65 fatalities now reported from Pestel Ground Truth: 445 cases and 59 fatalities in Pestel Ground Confirmation of Disaster Conditions in Pestel on Confirmation of the Origin of the Haiti Cholera Disaster: UN Nepalese Troops on 11th Case of Acute Flaccid Paralysis Reported on Acute Flaccid Paralysis: Port de Paix and Port au Prince, Haiti and Charlotte, North Carolina on Commentary: The Perspective and Reality of HEAS Operations on Commentary: The Perspective and Reality of HEAS Operations on "First Contact" Effect on Cholera Mortality in Haiti | More than 65 fatalities now reported from Pestel &raquo; Ground Truth: 445 cases and 59 fatalities in Pestel This is the dispatch we received last night from GlobalDIRT:&#0160; &#0160; Ok, we have all the cursory but CONFIRMED epidemiological info of confirmed cases from the cholera camps in our area (confirmed by our ground crew and the [Haitian physician on-site]) : First cases started trickling in in October 2011 in the Pestel/Desrivaux/Tozia area: We are still working on compiling lists of the water sources. The consensus is that right this moment the case volume is low, however, it is going to get A LOT worse over the next couple months.... Especially with the rainy season approaching. We need to be ready to respond to Zone 4 (about 2 dozen villages scattered within &#0160;a couple hours of each other the next few weeks/months) Only &quot;hospital&quot; around is on Pestil and poorly equipped... More info to come &#0160; The current operational posture of MSPP / CDC / PAHO is they do not leave Port au Prince to investigate and respond unless there is laboratory confirmation.&#0160; We are fully aware it took them 72 hours to correct their own assertion there was no crisis in this region. It is fortunate there are still NGOs with an ability to execute efficiently on the ground to help these villages.&#0160; Here we observe the gross operational disconnect between public health and tactical infectious disease forecasting, early warning, and tight coupling to response.&#0160; When one examines the amount of funding gone to public health&#39;s activities, that have been ongoing in Haiti without operational peer review, versus the reality of low cost, highly efficient &quot;smart swarms&quot; such as we are observing now converging on Pestel, it makes one wonder about where the United States&#39; priorities are when expending money during a Recession.&#0160; One thing is clear: USAID, the American Red Cross, CDC, and the State Department failed to provide funding support to US organizations actually doing the mission.&#0160; Accountability, yet again, is quite a bitter pill to swallow. &#0160; Permalink Comments Verify your Comment Previewing your Comment Your comment could not be posted. 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The situation is a confirmed IDIS Cat 5 (infectious disease disaster conditions). global dirt reached Pestel at 3am it took 10 hours from pap her words: "10 hours into our drive...off roading to remote village of Pestil....hairy mountain passes, have seen more villagers fleeing the area:Arrived at mountain village near Pestil at 3:30am... Going to supply and staff 3 new cholera camps. will have epidem. stats by tonight... Going to treat some patients!" The Haiti Epidemic Advisory System (HEAS) Fighting for The People of Haiti with the world's first infectious disease forecasting station. Key Background Information Haiti: Prioritized Critical Reporting Requirements and Indicators For Operational Biosurveillance Guidance For Journalists And Others Covering The Haiti Cholera Epidemic HEAS Dashboard Situation Stable in Pestel / More New Cases in Desreveaux Official Report of HEAS Operations During the First 150 Days Post-Earthquake More than 65 fatalities now reported from Pestel Ground Truth: 445 cases and 59 fatalities in Pestel Ground Confirmation of Disaster Conditions in Pestel on Confirmation of the Origin of the Haiti Cholera Disaster: UN Nepalese Troops on 11th Case of Acute Flaccid Paralysis Reported on Acute Flaccid Paralysis: Port de Paix and Port au Prince, Haiti and Charlotte, North Carolina on Commentary: The Perspective and Reality of HEAS Operations on Commentary: The Perspective and Reality of HEAS Operations on "First Contact" Effect on Cholera Mortality in Haiti This is a direct report from GlobalDIRT, the second HEAS partner mobilized to support Pestel. The situation is a confirmed IDIS Cat 5 (infectious disease disaster conditions). global dirt reached Pestel at 3am it took 10 hours from pap her words: "10 hours into our drive...off roading to remote village of Pestil....hairy mountain passes, have seen more villagers fleeing the area:Arrived at mountain village near Pestil at 3:30am... Going to supply and staff 3 new cholera camps. will have epidem. stats by tonight... Going to treat some patients!" Comments Verify your Comment Previewing your Comment Your comment could not be posted. Error type: The letters and numbers you entered did not match the image. Please try again. As a final step before posting your comment, enter the letters and numbers you see in the image below. This prevents automated programs from posting comments. Comments are moderated, and will not appear until the author has approved them. (Name is required. Email address will not be displayed with the comment.) Thu, 12 Jan 2012 16:07:13 -0500 ProMED Mail ProMED Mail http://healthmap.org/ln.php?1008336&hc&0 http://beta.promedmail.org/direct.php?id=20120112.1008336 Cholera Pestel, GrandʼAnse, Haiti 18.533331 -73.800003 18.533331 -73.800003 Cholera &mdash; Pestel, GrandʼAnse, Haiti<br/>On 5 Jan 2012, the Haiti Epidemic Advisory System (HEAS) lit up abruptly with reports of 200 cases of cholera and 17 fatalities (CFR-apparent 8.5 percent) in Pestel, located in an extremely remote area of Haiti. Almost exactly one year after HEAS partners did an emergency helicopter drop of medical supplies.<br>The HEAS hit a new operational record of about 2 hours between initial warning and confirmation of an emergency response package made available by several members of the HEAS, including Wed, 11 Jan 2012 23:47:34 -0500 Haiti Operational Biosurveillance Haiti Operational Biosurveillance http://healthmap.org/ln.php?1020249&hc&0 http://biosurveillance.typepad.com/haiti_operational_biosurv/2012/01/eruption-of-new-cholera-activity-in-pestel-haiti.html Cholera Pestel, GrandʼAnse, Haiti 18.533331 -73.800003 18.533331 -73.800003 Cholera &mdash; Pestel, GrandʼAnse, Haiti<br/>On January 5th, the HEAS lit up abruptly with reports of 200 cases of cholera and 17 fatalities (CFR-apparent 8.5%) in Pestel, located in an extremely remote area of Haiti. Almost exactly one year after HEAS partners did an emergency helo drop of medical supplies. The HEAS hit a new operational record of about two hours between initial warning and confirmation of an emergency response package made available by several members of the HEAS, including Direct Relief International. Back and forth between officials at MSPP, PAHO, and CDC indicated they were unaware of the situation and vehemently denied the reports... The Haiti Epidemic Advisory System (HEAS) Fighting for The People of Haiti with the world's first infectious disease forecasting station. Key Background Information Haiti: Prioritized Critical Reporting Requirements and Indicators For Operational Biosurveillance Guidance For Journalists And Others Covering The Haiti Cholera Epidemic HEAS Dashboard Situation Stable in Pestel / More New Cases in Desreveaux Official Report of HEAS Operations During the First 150 Days Post-Earthquake More than 65 fatalities now reported from Pestel Ground Truth: 445 cases and 59 fatalities in Pestel Ground Confirmation of Disaster Conditions in Pestel on Confirmation of the Origin of the Haiti Cholera Disaster: UN Nepalese Troops on 11th Case of Acute Flaccid Paralysis Reported on Acute Flaccid Paralysis: Port de Paix and Port au Prince, Haiti and Charlotte, North Carolina on Commentary: The Perspective and Reality of HEAS Operations on Commentary: The Perspective and Reality of HEAS Operations on "First Contact" Effect on Cholera Mortality in Haiti | Ground Confirmation of Disaster Conditions in Pestel &raquo; On January 5th, the HEAS lit up abruptly with reports of 200 cases of cholera and 17 fatalities (CFR-apparent 8.5%) in Pestel, located in an extremely remote area of Haiti. Almost exactly one year after HEAS partners did an emergency helo drop of medical supplies. The HEAS hit a new operational record of about two hours between initial warning and confirmation of an emergency response package made available by several members of the HEAS, including Direct Relief International.&#0160; Back and forth between officials at MSPP, PAHO, and CDC indicated they were unaware of the situation and vehemently denied the reports for 72 hours... but later came back to us and said it was not only 200 cases, but 300. The ground team just arrived, confirming 300 cases in 2 of the 4 surrounding villages (survey of the other two villages pending).&#0160; They discovered 55 fatalities (CFR-apparent of 18%), not the previously reported 17.&#0160; The situation represents an IDIS Category 5.&#0160; Additional HEAS partners are rallying assistance now... Verify your Comment Previewing your Comment Your comment could not be posted. 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Wed, 11 Jan 2012 16:06:26 -0500 ProMED Mail ProMED Mail http://healthmap.org/ln.php?1007086&hc&0 http://beta.promedmail.org/direct.php?id=20120111.1007086 Cholera Haiti 18.941610 -72.679459 18.941610 -72.679459 Cholera &mdash; Haiti<br/>Nearly 7000 people have now died from cholera in Haiti in an epidemic which has become one of the worst of recent decades, a top health official said on Fri 6 Jan 2012.<br>Jon Kim Andrus, deputy director of the Pan American Health Organization, said that as of December 2011, on top of the deaths, the Haitian government had reported more than 520 000 cholera cases, with 200 new sufferers appearing each day. Andrus said it was "one of the largest cholera outbreaks in modern history to affect a Wed, 11 Jan 2012 16:06:26 -0500 ProMED Mail ProMED Mail http://healthmap.org/ln.php?1007086&hc&1 http://beta.promedmail.org/direct.php?id=20120111.1007086 Cholera Dominican Republic 18.894449 -70.484627 18.894449 -70.484627 Cholera &mdash; Dominican Republic<br/>Nearly 7000 people have now died from cholera in Haiti in an epidemic which has become one of the worst of recent decades, a top health official said on Fri 6 Jan 2012.<br>Jon Kim Andrus, deputy director of the Pan American Health Organization, said that as of December 2011, on top of the deaths, the Haitian government had reported more than 520 000 cholera cases, with 200 new sufferers appearing each day. Andrus said it was "one of the largest cholera outbreaks in modern history to affect a Wed, 11 Jan 2012 16:06:26 -0500 ProMED Mail ProMED Mail http://healthmap.org/ln.php?1007086&hc&2 http://beta.promedmail.org/direct.php?id=20120111.1007086 Cholera Mirebalais, Ouest, Haiti 18.916670 -72.583328 18.916670 -72.583328 Cholera &mdash; Mirebalais, Ouest, Haiti<br/>Nearly 7000 people have now died from cholera in Haiti in an epidemic which has become one of the worst of recent decades, a top health official said on Fri 6 Jan 2012.<br>Jon Kim Andrus, deputy director of the Pan American Health Organization, said that as of December 2011, on top of the deaths, the Haitian government had reported more than 520 000 cholera cases, with 200 new sufferers appearing each day. Andrus said it was "one of the largest cholera outbreaks in modern history to affect a Mon, 09 Jan 2012 21:25:59 -0500 Google News Google News http://healthmap.org/ln.php?1004978&hc&0 http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNHi2yM2vpAO8O94ra5-IpcXmIaP0g&url=http://www.upi.com/Science_News/2012/01/09/Study-Internet-can-track-disease-outbreak/UPI-74051326161687/?spt%3Dhs%26or%3Dsn Cholera Haiti 18.941610 -72.679459 18.941610 -72.679459 Cholera &mdash; Haiti<br/>BOSTON, Jan. 9 (UPI) -- Internet postings allowed the cholera epidemic after the January 2010 Haiti earthquake to be tracked more rapidly than traditional methods can, a report says. Research published in The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and ... &nbsp;&nbsp;|&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;|&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;|&nbsp;&nbsp; / Study: Internet can track disease outbreak Study: Internet can track disease outbreak Published: Jan. 9, 2012 at 9:14 PM BOSTON, Jan. 9 (UPI) -- Internet postings allowed the cholera epidemic after the January 2010 Haiti earthquake to be tracked more rapidly than traditional methods can, a report says. Research published in The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene found data from "informal" media sources monitoring an outbreak of a disease in a resource-limited setting can yield reliable decision-making data during such outbreaks almost in real-time, the study authors said. Data from such sources are often available far earlier than traditional surveillance methods that include surveys of hospitals and health clinics, they said. "When we analyzed news and Twitter feeds from the early days of the epidemic in 2010, we found they could be mined for valuable information on the cholera outbreak that was available up to two weeks ahead of surveillance reports issued by the government health ministry," Rumi Chunara of the Informatics Program at Children's Hospital Boston said. The researchers used an Internet tool called HealthMap to capture automatically any coverage or mentions of cholera from a variety of information sources -- including news media, blogs and discussion groups -- that occurred in the first 100 days of the outbreak. "The techniques we employed eventually could be used around the world as an affordable and efficient way to quickly detect the onset of an epidemic and then intervene with such things as vaccines and antibiotics," said Chunara, a research fellow at Harvard Medical School. &copy; 2012 United Press International, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 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Any reproduction, republication and/or redistribution of any content on the Web site is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of UPI or its applicable third-party licensors. UPI and United Press International are registered trademarks in the United States and in other countries. Fri, 06 Jan 2012 13:22:00 -0500 Moreover Technologies Moreover Technologies http://healthmap.org/ln.php?1002061&hc&0 http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?r5711268102 Cholera Haiti 18.941610 -72.679459 18.941610 -72.679459 Cholera &mdash; Haiti<br/>_ AFP - Nearly 7,000 people have now died from cholera in Haiti in an epidemic which has become one of the worst of recent decades, a top health official said Friday. Jon Kim Andrus, deputy director of the Pan American Health Organization, said that as Haiti cholera death toll nears 7,000: expert - FRANCE 24 Audio: The week in French sports Glossary of the Mideast conflict France’s military presence in Afghanistan Changing the constitution to remain in power 06 January 2012 - 18H51&nbsp;&nbsp; Haiti cholera death toll nears 7,000: expert People with cholera wait for relief in a hospital near Port-au-Prince, in 2010. Nearly 7,000 people have now died from cholera in Haiti in an epidemic which has become one of the worst of recent decades, a top health official said Friday. Nearly 7,000 people have now died from cholera in Haiti in an epidemic which has become one of the worst of recent decades, a top health official said Friday. Jon Kim Andrus, deputy director of the Pan American Health Organization, said that as of December, on top of the deaths, the Haitian government had reported more than 520,000 cholera cases with 200 new sufferers appearing each day. Andrus said it was "one of the largest cholera outbreaks in modern history to affect a single country." There are also 21,000 cases in the neighboring Dominican Republic where there have been 363 deaths, Andrus said at a briefing for the second anniversary of the January 12, 2010 earthquake which killed more than 225,000 people. The cholera outbreak erupted in October, 2010 and has been widely blamed on a camp of UN peacekeepers from Nepal. Lawyers representing victims have demanded the United Nations pay hundreds of millions of dollars in compensation. Andrus said Haiti needed a huge campaign to improve its supply of drinking water which various international institutions had estimated could cost between $746 million and $1.1 billion. The international community has already given impoverished Haiti $2.4 billion in humanitarian aid in response to the quake. Rebeca Grynspan, a UN under-secretary general at the UN Development Programme, said about 50 percent of the quake debris had been cleared -- some five million cubic meters of concrete and tangled steel. ‘Darth Vader’ demands free land from Ukrainian government After fleeing Syria, @AlexanderPageSY fights on from Egypt Browse all editions Who does Joan of Arc belong to? Most read Most commented All our services &copy; 2006 - Copyright FRANCE 24. All rights reserved &ndash; FRANCE 24 is not responsible for the content of external websites. Tue, 20 Dec 2011 19:49:00 -0500 Moreover Technologies Moreover Technologies http://healthmap.org/ln.php?985181&hc&0 http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?r5643443704 Cholera Haiti 18.941610 -72.679459 18.941610 -72.679459 Cholera &mdash; Haiti<br/>Haiti is seeing a drop in the number of cholera cases as the country settles into its dry season. Dr. Wendy Lai of Doctors Without Borders Holland says the aid group is documenting an average of 10 to 20 cases a day in each of its two treatment centers compared to 30 to 40 cases a day a month ago. During the spring rainy season, health care workers treated as many as 300 patients a day at one facility. The infection rate has spiked during Haiti's two rainy seasons. The waterborne disease surfaced last year after a United Nations peacekeeping battalion likely brought it to the island nation. Haiti now has the highest cholera infection rate in the world. Health officials say the disease has killed nearly 7,000 people and sickened another 515,000. PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti &ndash; Haiti is seeing a drop in the number of cholera cases as the country settles into its dry season. Dr. Wendy Lai of Doctors Without Borders Holland says the aid group is documenting an average of 10 to 20 cases a day in each of its two treatment centers compared to 30 to 40 cases a day a month ago. During the spring rainy season, health care workers treated as many as 300 patients a day at one facility. The infection rate has spiked during Haiti's two rainy seasons. The waterborne disease surfaced last year after a United Nations peacekeeping battalion likely brought it to the island nation. Haiti now has the highest cholera infection rate in the world. Health officials say the disease has killed nearly 7,000 people and sickened another 515,000. Sun, 27 Nov 2011 21:41:00 -0500 Moreover Technologies Moreover Technologies http://healthmap.org/ln.php?960406&hc&0 http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?r5530711400 Cholera Haiti 18.941610 -72.679459 18.941610 -72.679459 Cholera &mdash; Haiti<br/>A child undergoing treatment for cholera changes clothes at a cholera treatment centre run by Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders) in Haiti's capital Port-au-Prince November 27, 2011. Cholera has sickened more than 450,000 people in the Cholera sickens more than 450,000 people in Haiti | Editor:   A child undergoing treatment for cholera changes clothes at a cholera treatment centre run by Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders) in Haiti's capital Port-au-Prince November 27, 2011. Cholera has sickened more than 450,000 people in the nation of 10 million, or nearly 5 percent of the population, and killed more than 6,000 people. More people died of cholera last year in Haiti than in any other part of the world, and the disease is likely to become the leading killer of children under five in Haiti, estimates NGO Partners in Health.  (Xinhua/Reuters Photo) 2 Wed, 23 Nov 2011 10:41:00 -0500 Moreover Technologies Moreover Technologies http://healthmap.org/ln.php?956829&hc&0 http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?r5514023382 Cholera Haiti 18.941610 -72.679459 18.941610 -72.679459 Cholera &mdash; Haiti<br/>BOGOTA (AlertNet) - Just over a year after the cholera epidemic hit Haiti, hundreds of Haitians are dying of cholera every month, as the government and aid agencies struggle to provide clean water and sanitation amid donor fatigue, charity Partners in Kuwait police disperse rally Handicap International denounces new landmine use in 2011 and urges all States to join the Mine Ban Treaty France backs humanitarian corridor in Syria France calls for humanitarian zone in Syria ICC prosecutor happy for Libya to try Gaddafi son Breaking stories and special reports Opinion and eye witness reports Our community of aid agencies Exclusive, in-depth reporting from our correspondents Tools and training for the media Careers in aid and relief Explore humanitarian facts and figures Cholera killing hundreds a month in Haiti A man stricken with cholera waits for relatives to visit at a cholera treatment centre run by Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders) in Port-au-Prince October 21, 2011. REUTERS/Swoan Parker BOGOTA (AlertNet) - Just over a year after the cholera epidemic hit Haiti, hundreds of Haitians are dying of cholera every month, as the government and aid agencies struggle to provide clean water and sanitation amid donor fatigue, charity Partners in Health said. Cholera, a waterborne disease, has killed over 6,700 Haitians and infected nearly 500,000 &ndash; roughly 5 percent of the Caribbean nation&rsquo;s population &ndash; since the epidemic broke out in October last year. &nbsp; &ldquo;That&rsquo;s a staggering number for a disease that is preventable and treatable,&rdquo; Jonathan Lascher, the medical charity&rsquo;s senior programme manager in Haiti told AlertNet in a phone interview from the capital Port-au-Prince. &ldquo;Cholera is still here, and it&rsquo;s still very much a part of Haitian peoples&rsquo; lives every day,&rdquo; he added. Last month, 202 Haitians died from cholera and nearly 22,000 new cases were reported, according to government figures. LEADING KILLER More people died of cholera last year in Haiti than in any other part of the world, and the disease is likely to become the leading killer of children under five in Haiti, estimates Partners in Health, a Boston-based non-governmental organisation (NGO). Before last October, cholera had never been recorded in Haiti. But as the bacterium continues to contaminate rivers, canals and food markets across the country, cholera is not going away. While mortality rates have been declining since the start of the outbreak, heavy rains in September and October have triggered fresh spikes in the number of cases. &ldquo;We&rsquo;ve seen different spikes since this epidemic started. We are prepared for a major spike at any time. We know that cholera will be in Haiti for a very long time to come,&rdquo; Lascher said. Limited access to clean water and poor sanitation means that cholera in Haiti will continue, health experts say. More than 3.7 million people in Haiti do not have access to clean drinking water, while only 17 percent of the urban and 10 percent of rural populations have access to sanitation, according to United Nations figures. The situation has been made worse by growing numbers of aid agencies pulling out or scaling back cholera prevention and treatment programmes because of a lack of funding. &ldquo;There are still 550,000 displaced people living in 802 camps where sanitation and hygiene conditions are deteriorating due (to) the withdrawal (of) humanitarian actors. The lack of drainage services, repair and maintenance of latrines provides a conducive environment for the spread of cholera,&rdquo; the U.N.'s Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said in its latest update .&nbsp; The number of NGOs working in Haiti to tackle cholera has more than halved during the last year. &ldquo;We&rsquo;ve seen a decrease in the number of NGOs focused on cholera programmes and prevention from 128 NGOs working in Haiti in 2010 when the epidemic broke to 40 NGOs on the ground today,&rdquo; Lascher said. &ldquo;Many NGOs realise cholera is still a problem but there is donor fatigue for cholera and unfortunately funding for cholera is not as prevalent as it was last year,&rdquo; he added. VACCINATION DRIVE So far, medical aid agencies have largely focused on curbing cholera by raising awareness about how to prevent it, including washing hands regularly and treating water with chlorine tablets, through public health campaigns on the local radio and community training. &ldquo;The message is getting out to Haitians to wash hands and to treat water but without access to latrines and clean water they are at risk of getting cholera even if they have the education about how to prevent the disease,&rdquo; Lascher said. Cholera needs to be tackled in a variety of ways, including vaccination and prevention measures, says Partners in Health. &nbsp; In January, the health organisation will lead a pilot vaccination programme targeting 100,000 Haitians living in rural and urban areas. The oral cholera vaccine is given in two separate doses, costing $1.85 a dose, is 70 percent effective and offers protection for at least 36 months. &nbsp;(Editing by Rebekah Curtis) Your comment will need to be approved by a moderator before it is added, so it may not appear on the site straight away. The UN estimates that the 7 billionth baby will be born on October 31st, 2011. 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The claims filed by the Boston-based Institute for Justice and ... Boxing champ Joe Frazier passes away at 67 Sharon Bialek: I spoke out to help Herman Cain Amanda Knox's Italian lover: "It's all over" Hero claim rejected, Iowa mom guilty of murder Sarkozy to Obama: I'm fed up with Netanyahu Wal-Mart to pay trucker $10M for greasy ice fall Haiti group demands UN pay for cholera outbreak LinkedIn (AP)&nbsp; PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti &#8212 A human rights group said Tuesday it has filed claims with the United Nations seeking damages on behalf of more than 5,000 Haitian cholera victims and their families. The claims filed by the Boston-based Institute for Justice and Democracy in Haiti argue that the U.N. and its peacekeeping force are liable for hundreds of millions of dollars for failing to adequately screen peacekeeping soldiers. They say the infected soldiers caused the outbreak when untreated waste from a U.N. base was dumped into a tributary of Haiti's most important river. "The sickness, death and ongoing harm from cholera suffered by Haiti's citizens are a product of the U.N.'s multiple failures," the complaint reads. "These failures constitute negligence, gross negligence, recklessness, and deliberate indifference for the lives of Haitians." Cholera has sickened nearly 500,000 people and killed more than 6,500 others since it surfaced in Haiti in October 2010, according to the Haitian Health Ministry. Evidence suggests that the disease was brought to Haiti by a U.N. battalion from Nepal, where cholera is endemic, and spread throughout the country after a local contractor failed to properly sanitize a U.N. base. The petition was filed on Thursday with the Office of the Secretary General in New York and with the claims unit for the mission in Port-au-Prince, said Brian Concannon, an attorney who is the director of the Institute. Concannon said he hoped the U.N. mission would set up a tribunal to evaluate the claims filed on behalf of the cholera victims. He also said he hoped the U.N. force would fund and create a lifesaving program that would provide sanitation, potable water and medical treatment. He also said he wants a public apology. "We're obviously hoping that the U.N. will step up and do the right thing," he said by telephone. If that doesn't happen, the group plans to file the claims in a Haitian court, he said. U.N. spokeswoman Sylvie Van Den Wildenberg said she was aware that a group was planning to file the complaint, but couldn't confirm that a claim presented to her was the same one officially received by the United Nations. "In any case, the petition, when it is received, should be transferred to the legal office and headquarters," Van Den Wildenberg said. 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News, views and information about science, technology and the developing world Announcements Access to medicine Bird flu Cloning Genomics HIV/AIDS Malaria Neglected diseases Nutrition Swine flu Major patent pool opens up research on neglected disease 31 October 2011 | Only 49 countries will benefit from the free new drugs developed through the initiative Flickr/erix! Research on drug development for neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), tuberculosis will receive a boost from a major initiative launched by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) last week (26 October). 'Re:Search' will provide free access to research on medicines, vaccines and diagnostics, based on patents and research held by a consortium of eight major global pharmaceutical companies, the US National Institutes of Health and other organisations. But only the 49 least developed countries will be able to get a free licence to develop products based on the initiative, a limitation which has been criticised by key organisations in the field such as the Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative (DNDi) and the aid organisation Doctors Without Borders. &quot;:Search, companies and researchers commit to making selected intellectual property assets available under royalty-free licences to qualified researchers anywhere in the world for research and development,&quot; said Francis Gurry, director-general of WIPO. If scientists get to the stage of commercialising a new product with information derived from the database then licences will be available free of charge for the least developed countries, and for other developing countries the costs will be negotiated, Gurry said. Francis Collins, director of the US National Institutes of Health, which was the first major institution to join the Medicines Patent Pool for HIV/AIDS , said: &quot;We want to ensure that our biological materials and patents covering treatments or vaccines for neglected tropical diseases, as with all diseases, are available as broadly as possible to speed the development of new products for people who are most burdened by these diseases, and Re:Search helps us to do this&quot;. The database will include research results and patents on thousands of compounds from pharmaceutical companies. Companies are willing to allow access to their patents in the least developed countries because they see large development costs but only a small commercial market, according to Molly Polen, spokesperson for BIO Ventures for Global Health (BVGH), a non-profit organisation that will work with Re:Search to provide a 'partnership hub' and supporting activities for researchers and patent providers. &quot;However, many scientists in those companies want to work on these problems as they feel they are contributing to solving world problems,&quot; she said. The DNDi, a public-private partnership based in Switzerland, has also joined the initiative, but warned that it did not go far enough. &quot;WIPO and other important players engaged in global health should take a step further in terms of access, especially by including not only the least developed countries, but all neglected-disease-endemic countries,&quot; said Bernard P&eacute;coul, executive director of DNDi. &nbsp; The UN lists 49 countries as 'least developed' while, according to the WHO, NTDs occur in some 149 nations. P&eacute;coul also called for more transparency in licensing practices that have a public health goal. &quot;We have to go beyond the minimum,&quot; he said. Tido von Schoen-Angerer, Doctors Without Borders' Access to Essential Medicines campaign director went further, saying the licensing terms were &quot;timid&quot; because of the &quot;unacceptably limited geographic scope&quot;. 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PRO/EDR> Cholera, diarrhea & dysentery update 2011 (37) Sat, 22 Oct 2011 09:05:38 -0400 Google News Google News http://healthmap.org/ln.php?918823&hc&0 http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNH87Fvgk9eSUfd8yFaEGikzjzTufg&url=http://wireupdate.com/news/un-ongoing-cholera-outbreak-in-haiti-has-killed-more-than-6500-people.html Cholera Haiti 18.941610 -72.679459 18.941610 -72.679459 Cholera &mdash; Haiti<br/>By BNO News PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI (BNO NEWS) -- The Haitian government has reported more than 6500 deaths as a result of the ongoing cholera outbreak in Haiti, health officials said on Saturday. Hundreds of thousands more have been sickened. ... For a better experience using this site, please upgrade to a modern web browser. UN: Ongoing cholera outbreak in Haiti has killed more than 6,500 people PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI (BNO NEWS) -- The Haitian government has reported more than 6,500 deaths as a result of the ongoing cholera outbreak in Haiti, health officials said on Saturday. Hundreds of thousands more have been sickened. According to the United Nations (UN) World Health Organization (WHO), Haiti has recorded nearly 470,000 cases of cholera, including 6,595 deaths, since an epidemic of the disease erupted approximately one year ago. WHO spokesperson Tarek Jasarevic said the disease could infect another 75,000 people by the end of the year if the current trend continues. Of the nearly 470,000 patients, some 250,000 people have been hospitalized. If the rate does continue, the number of total victims could reach more than half a million in a country of approximately 9.7 million. After a decline in weekly cholera cases in August, the number of cases rose again in September. Areas such as the South and Nippes departments, Nord, Centre and the capital of Port-au-Prince all saw significant increases. There are currently 37 cholera treatment centers, 269 cholera treatment units and 766 oral rehydration posts. However, lack of funding has forced a number of WHO's partners to withdraw or scale down their operations in Haiti, Jasarevic said. Meanwhile, WHO has urged the humanitarian community and donors to remain vigilant as long term and coordinated cholera response may be necessary. The conditions could worsen this month as heavy rainfall is forecast in several regions of the country, which is still recording from a devastating 7.0-magnitude earthquake on January 12, 2010. The new rains could favor the spread of cholera and other water-borne diseases. (Copyright 2011 by BNO News B.V. All rights reserved. Info: sales@ .) Leave a Comment Leave a Comment Leave a Comment Recent Comments on &#8216;Video shows Muammar Gaddafi being sodomized&#8217; ozonator on Strong earthquake hits off the coast of Oregon, no damage Ants1sexygurl on Ohio police kill 49 exotic animals after escape from preserve ozonator on Strong earthquake hits off the coast of Oregon, no damage UN: Ongoing cholera outbreak in Haiti has killed more than 6,500 people &copy; Copyright 2011 WireUpdate - All Rights Reserved | Privacy Policy | About WireUpdate Tue, 18 Oct 2011 19:40:06 -0400 Google News Google News http://healthmap.org/ln.php?913836&hc&0 http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNEfIwBsQ685c6SbIovqYMOEVQFA7g&url=http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/a284219faee2438ab533f358b6cdfa38/CB--Haiti-Cholera/ Cholera Haiti 18.941610 -72.679459 18.941610 -72.679459 Cholera &mdash; Haiti<br/>AP PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — One of Haiti&#39;s most prominent health experts says the country&#39;s cholera outbreak is now the worst in the world. Dr. Paul Farmer tells The Associated Press that cholera has sickened more than 450000 people and killed more than ... AP Interview: UN envoy Farmer says Haiti cholera outbreak is now world's worst THE ASSOCIATED PRESS&nbsp;&nbsp; First Posted: October 18, 2011 - 7:30 pm Last Updated: October 18, 2011 - 7:30 pm (click the phrases to see a list) Health (1139) General news (10683) &nbsp; PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti &mdash; One of Haiti's most prominent health experts says the country's cholera outbreak is now the worst in the world. Dr. Paul Farmer tells The Associated Press that cholera has sickened more than 450,000 people and killed more than 6,000. Farmer says it is on the verge of becoming the leading cause of death by infectious disease in Haiti. He said Tuesday that cholera is likely to be in Haiti for at least three more years. There was no cholera prior to the start of the outbreak last year. Evidence suggests the disease was inadvertently brought into Haiti by U.N. peacekeeping troops and spread because of poor sanitation. Farmer is one of the founders of the medical group Partner's in Health and U.N. deputy special envoy. All content copyright &copy;2011 The Republic, a division of Home News Enterprises unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved. Click here to read our privacy policy. Mon, 17 Oct 2011 03:00:00 -0400 GeoSentinel GeoSentinel http://healthmap.org/ln.php?911731&hc&0 gx.php?id=XX_ALERT_ID_XX&t=Single+Patient+Report+from+the+GeoSentinel+Surveillance+Network Respiratory Illness Haiti 18.941610 -72.679459 18.941610 -72.679459 Respiratory Illness &mdash; Haiti<br/>Respiratory illness -- probable<br/>Place of exposure reported to GeoSentinel: Haiti<br/>GeoSentinel clinic visit date: 25 Sep 2011<br/>Date reported to GeoSentinel: 17 Oct 2011 Mon, 17 Oct 2011 02:59:00 -0400 GeoSentinel GeoSentinel http://healthmap.org/ln.php?911730&hc&0 gx.php?id=XX_ALERT_ID_XX&t=Single+Patient+Report+from+the+GeoSentinel+Surveillance+Network Respiratory Illness Haiti 18.941610 -72.679459 18.941610 -72.679459 Respiratory Illness &mdash; Haiti<br/>Respiratory illness -- confirmed<br/>Place of exposure reported to GeoSentinel: Haiti<br/>GeoSentinel clinic visit date: 20 Sep 2011<br/>Date reported to GeoSentinel: 17 Oct 2011 Mon, 17 Oct 2011 02:58:00 -0400 GeoSentinel GeoSentinel http://healthmap.org/ln.php?911729&hc&0 gx.php?id=XX_ALERT_ID_XX&t=Single+Patient+Report+from+the+GeoSentinel+Surveillance+Network Respiratory Illness Haiti 18.941610 -72.679459 18.941610 -72.679459 Respiratory Illness &mdash; Haiti<br/>Respiratory illness -- confirmed<br/>Place of exposure reported to GeoSentinel: Haiti<br/>GeoSentinel clinic visit date: 20 Sep 2011<br/>Date reported to GeoSentinel: 17 Oct 2011 Tue, 11 Oct 2011 18:55:00 -0400 Moreover Technologies Moreover Technologies http://healthmap.org/ln.php?905730&hc&0 http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?r5317105893 Cholera Port-au-Prince, Ouest, Haiti 18.539169 -72.334999 18.539169 -72.334999 Cholera &mdash; Port-au-Prince, Ouest, Haiti<br/>HomeRegionalThree fold rise being reported in cholera cases in Haiti Updated: Oct. 11, 2011 - 6:39 pm Three fold rise being reported in cholera cases in Haiti PNP confirms that Lucius Thomas will not represent the party in NW St Ann Golding welcomes Compete Caribbean programme MOH owes suppliers of pharmaceutical goods &amp; services $2.4B PAC told about crashed Gov’t vehicle assigned to CEO of the RGD Trial of cop charged with stealing ganja starts Contractor General to appear before the PAAC Noranda Bauxite Partners to meet with some St. Ann residents Twelve thousand new jobs created since January PanCaribbeanBank cuts its base lending rate US$597M in foreign direct investments to JA since the start of the year Three fold rise being reported in cholera cases in Haiti The number of cholera cases in the Haitian capital has reportedly jumped about threefold in recent weeks. Pascale Zintzen, the deputy head of mission for Doctors Without Borders, says the group's four treatment centers in the Port-au-Prince metropolitan area have handled as many as 850 cases in a single week lately. That compares with about 250 cases a week more than a month ago.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The rise has largely been attributed to the second rainy season of the year, when showers and floods cause the waterborne disease to spread freely in the crowded and unsanitary capital. Health care workers for Doctors Without Borders treated as many as4 thousand 600 patients in one week at its treatment centers in the Port-au-Prince area and about half that number in late May, when the year's first rainy season kicked in. Despite the jump in cases, the weekly number is said to be far below what foreign aid groups saw in the initial peak last November after the disease surfaced a year ago. &nbsp; Log in --> Tue. Oct.11,2011 5:33pm Enter multiple address separated by commas. Thank you for spreading word about this story on RadioJamaica. Copyright © 2010 Multimedia Jamaica Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Tue, 11 Oct 2011 13:39:12 -0400 ProMED Mail ProMED Mail http://healthmap.org/ln.php?905397&hc&0 http://beta.promedmail.org/direct.php?id=20111011.3044 Cholera Haiti 18.941610 -72.679459 18.941610 -72.679459 Cholera &mdash; Haiti<br/>Source: Forbes.com, Associated Press (AP) report [edited]<br/><br>An aid official in Haiti says clinics in the capital are seeing a<br/>worrisome jump in the number of cholera patients. Pascale Zintzen of<br/>Doctors Without Borders says the number of weekly cholera cases has<br/>jumped from about 250 more than a month ago to as many as 850.<br>Zintzen attributes the increase to Haiti's rainy season, which causes<br/>the waterborne ... PRO/EDR> Cholera, diarrhea & dysentery update 2011 (35): Haiti Mon, 10 Oct 2011 20:25:15 -0400 Google News Google News http://healthmap.org/ln.php?904319&hc&0 http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNEDH3XZpcNDlpDdLetgl4TIYCmYzA&url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/10/haiti-cholera-outbreak_n_1004312.html Cholera Port-au-Prince, Ouest, Haiti 18.539169 -72.334999 18.539169 -72.334999 Cholera &mdash; Port-au-Prince, Ouest, Haiti<br/>PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- The number of cholera cases seen in the Haitian capital has jumped about threefold in recent weeks, an official with a foreign aid group said Monday. Pascale Zintzen, deputy head of ... Haiti: Cholera Outbreak In Capital A boy receives treatment for cholera symptoms at a cholera treatment center in Mirebalais, Haiti, Monday, July 25, 2011. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo) Collect articles and browse other HuffPost members' collections. PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- The number of cholera cases seen in the Haitian capital has jumped about threefold in recent weeks, an official with a foreign aid group said Monday. Pascale Zintzen, deputy head of mission for Doctors Without Borders, said the group's four treatment centers in the Port-au-Prince metropolitan area have handled as many as 850 cases in a single week lately. That compares with about 250 cases a week more than a month ago. The rise is largely attributed to the second rainy season of the year, when showers and floods cause the waterborne disease to spread freely in the crowded and unsanitary capital, Zintzen said. One cholera treatment center in the densely packed Port-au-Prince area of Martissaint has 90 beds for patients but is almost out of space, she said. "We are not far from it," Zintzen said by telephone. "We are worried about what we see at the moment." Despite the jump in cases, the weekly number is still far below what foreign aid groups saw in the initial peak last November after the disease surfaced a year ago. Health care workers for Doctors Without Borders treated as many 4,600 patients in one week at its treatment centers in the Port-au-Prince area and about half that number in late May, when the year's first rainy season kicked in. There had never been any documented cases of cholera in Haiti until a year ago, when a U.N. peacekeeping battalion from Nepal likely introduced the disease. Cholera is caused by a bacteria that produces severe diarrhea and is contracted by eating or drinking contaminated food or water. The disease is relatively easy to treat if people can get help in time, but Haiti's poverty sometimes makes it difficult to find immediate help. The epidemic has killed more than 6,200 people and sickened nearly 440,000 others, according to Haitian health officials. Know something we don't? 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HuffPost Lightbox Sat, 08 Oct 2011 00:37:00 -0400 Moreover Technologies Moreover Technologies http://healthmap.org/ln.php?901418&hc&0 http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?r5302864893 Cholera Port-au-Prince, Ouest, Haiti 18.539169 -72.334999 18.539169 -72.334999 Cholera &mdash; Port-au-Prince, Ouest, Haiti<br/>Source:  MSF Country:  Haiti Though the international community is paying far less attention now that it did last year, cholera is still rife in Haiti and far from under control. In June, it ravaged several outlying parts of the country. Fri, 30 Sep 2011 22:42:00 -0400 Moreover Technologies Moreover Technologies http://healthmap.org/ln.php?893240&hc&0 http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?r5272020181 Cholera Haiti 18.941610 -72.679459 18.941610 -72.679459 Cholera &mdash; Haiti<br/>SANTO DOMINGO, Sept. 30 (Xinhua) -- Haitian health authorities on Friday said the number of deaths caused by cholera increased to 6,435 in the Caribbean country since October 2010. The Haitian Health Ministry said the number of people infected with Tue, 20 Sep 2011 14:23:01 -0400 ProMED Mail ProMED Mail http://healthmap.org/ln.php?878733&hc&0 http://beta.promedmail.org/direct.php?id=20110920.2856 Cholera Haiti 18.941610 -72.679459 18.941610 -72.679459 Cholera &mdash; Haiti<br/>Source: Voice of America [edited]<br/><br>With much of the island nation still lacking safe water and sanitation<br/>systems, an outbreak of cholera continues to grip Haiti, affecting<br/>more than 439 600 people since it was 1st detected in 2010. <br>The medical and public health response has been effective in limiting<br/>deaths associated with the disease, with the rolling 14-day case<br/>fatality rate holding steady at below ... PRO/EDR> Cholera, diarrhea & dysentery update 2011 (29): HAITI, DR Tue, 20 Sep 2011 14:23:01 -0400 ProMED Mail ProMED Mail http://healthmap.org/ln.php?878733&hc&1 http://beta.promedmail.org/direct.php?id=20110920.2856 Cholera Dominican Republic 18.894449 -70.484627 18.894449 -70.484627 Cholera &mdash; Dominican Republic<br/>Source: Voice of America [edited]<br/><br>With much of the island nation still lacking safe water and sanitation<br/>systems, an outbreak of cholera continues to grip Haiti, affecting<br/>more than 439 600 people since it was 1st detected in 2010. <br>The medical and public health response has been effective in limiting<br/>deaths associated with the disease, with the rolling 14-day case<br/>fatality rate holding steady at below ... PRO/EDR> Cholera, diarrhea & dysentery update 2011 (29): HAITI, DR Tue, 23 Aug 2011 16:17:02 -0400 ProMED Mail ProMED Mail http://healthmap.org/ln.php?832441&hc&0 http://beta.promedmail.org/direct.php?id=20110823.2567 Cholera Dominican Republic 18.894449 -70.484627 18.894449 -70.484627 Cholera &mdash; Dominican Republic<br/>CHOLERA, DIARRHEA AND DYSENTERY UPDATE 2011 (25): HAITI, DOMINICAN<br/>REPUBLIC<br/>***************************************************************************<br>A ProMED-mail post<br/><br/>ProMED-mail is a program of the<br/>International Society for Infectious Diseases<br/><br>In this update:<br/>[1] Origin of Haiti/DR epidemic<br/>[2] Dominican Republic<br>*****<br/>[1] Origin of Haiti/DR epidemic<br/>Date: Tue 23 Aug 2011<br/>Source: James Wilson [edited]<br/><br>[The abstract ... PRO/EDR> Cholera, diarrhea & dysentery update 2011 (25): Haiti, DR Tue, 23 Aug 2011 16:17:02 -0400 ProMED Mail ProMED Mail http://healthmap.org/ln.php?832441&hc&1 http://beta.promedmail.org/direct.php?id=20110823.2567 Cholera Haiti 18.941610 -72.679459 18.941610 -72.679459 Cholera &mdash; Haiti<br/>CHOLERA, DIARRHEA AND DYSENTERY UPDATE 2011 (25): HAITI, DOMINICAN<br/>REPUBLIC<br/>***************************************************************************<br>A ProMED-mail post<br/><br/>ProMED-mail is a program of the<br/>International Society for Infectious Diseases<br/><br>In this update:<br/>[1] Origin of Haiti/DR epidemic<br/>[2] Dominican Republic<br>*****<br/>[1] Origin of Haiti/DR epidemic<br/>Date: Tue 23 Aug 2011<br/>Source: James Wilson [edited]<br/><br>[The abstract ... PRO/EDR> Cholera, diarrhea & dysentery update 2011 (25): Haiti, DR Mon, 15 Aug 2011 07:35:17 -0400 HM Community News Reports HM Community News Reports http://healthmap.org/ln.php?820388&hc&0 http://www.pretorianews.co.za/haiti-cholera-death-toll-rises-1.1117485 Cholera Haiti 18.941610 -72.679459 18.941610 -72.679459 Cholera &mdash; Haiti<br/>Port-au-Prince - The number of cholera fatalities in Haiti has risen to just short of 6 000, the Health Ministry said Sunday. By 31 July, 5 968 had died with 10 more people succumbing every day, the ministry said. More than 420 000 people have been infected since the outbreak started in October and another 600 cases are registered daily. Thu, 04 Aug 2011 13:05:02 -0400 ProMED Mail ProMED Mail http://healthmap.org/ln.php?808460&hc&0 http://beta.promedmail.org/direct.php?id=20110804.2349 Cholera Dominican Republic, Dominican Republic 19.000000 -70.666672 19.000000 -70.666672 Cholera &mdash; Dominican Republic, Dominican Republic<br/>CHOLERA, DIARRHEA AND DYSENTERY UPDATE 2011 (24): AMERICAS<br/>**********************************************************<br>A ProMED-mail post<br/><br/>ProMED-mail is a program of the<br/>International Society for Infectious Diseases<br/><br>In this update:<br/>[1] Haiti and Dominican Republic: PAHO update, alert<br/>[2] Americas: WHO Annual Report<br/>[3] Dominican Republic<br/>[4] USA ex Haiti, Dominican Republic<br>[At this writing, Tropical Storm Emily is on its way for a direct ... PRO/EDR> Cholera, diarrhea & dysentery update 2011 (24): Americas Thu, 04 Aug 2011 13:05:02 -0400 ProMED Mail ProMED Mail http://healthmap.org/ln.php?808460&hc&1 http://beta.promedmail.org/direct.php?id=20110804.2349 Cholera United States 39.966930 -97.556099 39.966930 -97.556099 Cholera &mdash; United States<br/>CHOLERA, DIARRHEA AND DYSENTERY UPDATE 2011 (24): AMERICAS<br/>**********************************************************<br>A ProMED-mail post<br/><br/>ProMED-mail is a program of the<br/>International Society for Infectious Diseases<br/><br>In this update:<br/>[1] Haiti and Dominican Republic: PAHO update, alert<br/>[2] Americas: WHO Annual Report<br/>[3] Dominican Republic<br/>[4] USA ex Haiti, Dominican Republic<br>[At this writing, Tropical Storm Emily is on its way for a direct ... PRO/EDR> Cholera, diarrhea & dysentery update 2011 (24): Americas Thu, 04 Aug 2011 13:05:02 -0400 ProMED Mail ProMED Mail http://healthmap.org/ln.php?808460&hc&2 http://beta.promedmail.org/direct.php?id=20110804.2349 Cholera Haiti 18.941610 -72.679459 18.941610 -72.679459 Cholera &mdash; Haiti<br/>CHOLERA, DIARRHEA AND DYSENTERY UPDATE 2011 (24): AMERICAS<br/>**********************************************************<br>A ProMED-mail post<br/><br/>ProMED-mail is a program of the<br/>International Society for Infectious Diseases<br/><br>In this update:<br/>[1] Haiti and Dominican Republic: PAHO update, alert<br/>[2] Americas: WHO Annual Report<br/>[3] Dominican Republic<br/>[4] USA ex Haiti, Dominican Republic<br>[At this writing, Tropical Storm Emily is on its way for a direct ... PRO/EDR> Cholera, diarrhea & dysentery update 2011 (24): Americas Tue, 02 Aug 2011 09:47:09 -0400 HM Community News Reports HM Community News Reports http://healthmap.org/ln.php?805281&hc&0 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43972830/ns/weather/ Environmental Haiti 18.941610 -72.679459 18.941610 -72.679459 Environmental &mdash; Haiti<br/> Mon, 01 Aug 2011 12:41:22 -0400 ProMED Anglophone Africa ProMED Anglophone Africa http://healthmap.org/ln.php?804261&hc&0 http://beta.promedmail.org/direct.php?id=20110801.226491 Cholera Worldwide 75.000000 -39.990234 75.000000 -39.990234 Cholera &mdash; Worldwide<br/>Source: WHO Weekly Epidemiological Record (WER) [edited]<br/><br>Cholera, 2010<br/>-------------<br/>Since 2000, the incidence of cholera has increased steadily,<br/>culminating in 317 534 reported cases worldwide, including 7543<br/>deaths, in 2010, with a case-fatality rate (CFR) of 2.38 percent.<br/>Overall, in 2010 the cumulative number of cases represented an<br/>increase of 43 percent compared to the number in 2009, and an<br/>increase of 130 percent compared to that in 2000. ... PRO/EAFR> Cholera - Africa: 2010 update, WHO Mon, 01 Aug 2011 12:41:22 -0400 ProMED Anglophone Africa ProMED Anglophone Africa http://healthmap.org/ln.php?804261&hc&1 http://beta.promedmail.org/direct.php?id=20110801.226491 Cholera Papua New Guinea -6.478770 145.241226 -6.478770 145.241226 Cholera &mdash; Papua New Guinea<br/>Source: WHO Weekly Epidemiological Record (WER) [edited]<br/><br>Cholera, 2010<br/>-------------<br/>Since 2000, the incidence of cholera has increased steadily,<br/>culminating in 317 534 reported cases worldwide, including 7543<br/>deaths, in 2010, with a case-fatality rate (CFR) of 2.38 percent.<br/>Overall, in 2010 the cumulative number of cases represented an<br/>increase of 43 percent compared to the number in 2009, and an<br/>increase of 130 percent compared to that in 2000. ... PRO/EAFR> Cholera - Africa: 2010 update, WHO Mon, 01 Aug 2011 12:41:22 -0400 ProMED Anglophone Africa ProMED Anglophone Africa http://healthmap.org/ln.php?804261&hc&2 http://beta.promedmail.org/direct.php?id=20110801.226491 Cholera Haiti 18.941610 -72.679459 18.941610 -72.679459 Cholera &mdash; Haiti<br/>Source: WHO Weekly Epidemiological Record (WER) [edited]<br/><br>Cholera, 2010<br/>-------------<br/>Since 2000, the incidence of cholera has increased steadily,<br/>culminating in 317 534 reported cases worldwide, including 7543<br/>deaths, in 2010, with a case-fatality rate (CFR) of 2.38 percent.<br/>Overall, in 2010 the cumulative number of cases represented an<br/>increase of 43 percent compared to the number in 2009, and an<br/>increase of 130 percent compared to that in 2000. ... PRO/EAFR> Cholera - Africa: 2010 update, WHO Tue, 26 Jul 2011 12:21:32 -0400 ProMED Mail ProMED Mail http://healthmap.org/ln.php?798150&hc&0 http://beta.promedmail.org/direct.php?id=20110726.2253 Cholera Haiti 18.941610 -72.679459 18.941610 -72.679459 Cholera &mdash; Haiti<br/>CHOLERA, DIARRHEA AND DYSENTERY UPDATE 2011 (23): HAITI, DOMINICAN<br/>REPUBLIC<br/>***************************************************************************<br>A ProMED-mail post<br/><br/>ProMED-mail is a program of the<br/>International Society for Infectious Diseases<br/><br>In this update:<br/>[1] Haiti<br/>[2] Dominican Republic<br/>[3] EU warning for tourists to Dominican Republic<br>******<br/>[1] Haiti<br/>Date: Sun 24 Jul 2011<br/>Source: UPI (United Press International) report ... PRO/EDR> Cholera, diarrhea & dysentery update 2011 (23): Haiti, DR Tue, 26 Jul 2011 12:21:32 -0400 ProMED Mail ProMED Mail http://healthmap.org/ln.php?798150&hc&1 http://beta.promedmail.org/direct.php?id=20110726.2253 Cholera Dominican Republic 18.894449 -70.484627 18.894449 -70.484627 Cholera &mdash; Dominican Republic<br/>CHOLERA, DIARRHEA AND DYSENTERY UPDATE 2011 (23): HAITI, DOMINICAN<br/>REPUBLIC<br/>***************************************************************************<br>A ProMED-mail post<br/><br/>ProMED-mail is a program of the<br/>International Society for Infectious Diseases<br/><br>In this update:<br/>[1] Haiti<br/>[2] Dominican Republic<br/>[3] EU warning for tourists to Dominican Republic<br>******<br/>[1] Haiti<br/>Date: Sun 24 Jul 2011<br/>Source: UPI (United Press International) report ... PRO/EDR> Cholera, diarrhea & dysentery update 2011 (23): Haiti, DR Sun, 24 Jul 2011 21:11:13 -0400 ProMED Mail ProMED Mail http://healthmap.org/ln.php?796447&hc&0 http://beta.promedmail.org/direct.php?id=20110724.2231 Rabies Mexico 23.950460 -102.532890 23.950460 -102.532890 Rabies &mdash; Mexico<br/>Source: GIDEON (Global Infectious Disease & Epidemiology Network)<br/>[edited]<br/><br>Re: ProMED-mail Rabies - USA (05): (NJ) human ex Haiti 20110722.2208<br/>----------------------------------------------------------------------<br/>An ongoing chronology of cross-border rabies cases reported during<br/>1970 to July 2011 includes 59 cases of human infection, from 20<br/>countries; and 29 importations of rabid animals (27 dogs, 1 horse, and<br/>1 cat) from 14 countries (GIDEON ... PRO/AH> Rabies - USA (06): cross-border cases, background Sun, 24 Jul 2011 21:11:13 -0400 ProMED Mail ProMED Mail http://healthmap.org/ln.php?796447&hc&1 http://beta.promedmail.org/direct.php?id=20110724.2231 Rabies Morocco 31.883619 -6.317850 31.883619 -6.317850 Rabies &mdash; Morocco<br/>Source: GIDEON (Global Infectious Disease & Epidemiology Network)<br/>[edited]<br/><br>Re: ProMED-mail Rabies - USA (05): (NJ) human ex Haiti 20110722.2208<br/>----------------------------------------------------------------------<br/>An ongoing chronology of cross-border rabies cases reported during<br/>1970 to July 2011 includes 59 cases of human infection, from 20<br/>countries; and 29 importations of rabid animals (27 dogs, 1 horse, and<br/>1 cat) from 14 countries (GIDEON ... PRO/AH> Rabies - USA (06): cross-border cases, background Sun, 24 Jul 2011 21:11:13 -0400 ProMED Mail ProMED Mail http://healthmap.org/ln.php?796447&hc&2 http://beta.promedmail.org/direct.php?id=20110724.2231 Rabies Philippines 11.741830 122.878708 11.741830 122.878708 Rabies &mdash; Philippines<br/>Source: GIDEON (Global Infectious Disease & Epidemiology Network)<br/>[edited]<br/><br>Re: ProMED-mail Rabies - USA (05): (NJ) human ex Haiti 20110722.2208<br/>----------------------------------------------------------------------<br/>An ongoing chronology of cross-border rabies cases reported during<br/>1970 to July 2011 includes 59 cases of human infection, from 20<br/>countries; and 29 importations of rabid animals (27 dogs, 1 horse, and<br/>1 cat) from 14 countries (GIDEON ... PRO/AH> Rabies - USA (06): cross-border cases, background Sun, 24 Jul 2011 21:11:13 -0400 ProMED Mail ProMED Mail http://healthmap.org/ln.php?796447&hc&3 http://beta.promedmail.org/direct.php?id=20110724.2231 Rabies India 22.883480 79.616203 22.883480 79.616203 Rabies &mdash; India<br/>Source: GIDEON (Global Infectious Disease & Epidemiology Network)<br/>[edited]<br/><br>Re: ProMED-mail Rabies - USA (05): (NJ) human ex Haiti 20110722.2208<br/>----------------------------------------------------------------------<br/>An ongoing chronology of cross-border rabies cases reported during<br/>1970 to July 2011 includes 59 cases of human infection, from 20<br/>countries; and 29 importations of rabid animals (27 dogs, 1 horse, and<br/>1 cat) from 14 countries (GIDEON ... PRO/AH> Rabies - USA (06): cross-border cases, background Sun, 24 Jul 2011 21:11:13 -0400 ProMED Mail ProMED Mail http://healthmap.org/ln.php?796447&hc&4 http://beta.promedmail.org/direct.php?id=20110724.2231 Rabies United States 39.966930 -97.556099 39.966930 -97.556099 Rabies &mdash; United States<br/>Source: GIDEON (Global Infectious Disease & Epidemiology Network)<br/>[edited]<br/><br>Re: ProMED-mail Rabies - USA (05): (NJ) human ex Haiti 20110722.2208<br/>----------------------------------------------------------------------<br/>An ongoing chronology of cross-border rabies cases reported during<br/>1970 to July 2011 includes 59 cases of human infection, from 20<br/>countries; and 29 importations of rabid animals (27 dogs, 1 horse, and<br/>1 cat) from 14 countries (GIDEON ... PRO/AH> Rabies - USA (06): cross-border cases, background Sun, 24 Jul 2011 21:11:13 -0400 ProMED Mail ProMED Mail http://healthmap.org/ln.php?796447&hc&5 http://beta.promedmail.org/direct.php?id=20110724.2231 Rabies Haiti 18.941610 -72.679459 18.941610 -72.679459 Rabies &mdash; Haiti<br/>Source: GIDEON (Global Infectious Disease & Epidemiology Network)<br/>[edited]<br/><br>Re: ProMED-mail Rabies - USA (05): (NJ) human ex Haiti 20110722.2208<br/>----------------------------------------------------------------------<br/>An ongoing chronology of cross-border rabies cases reported during<br/>1970 to July 2011 includes 59 cases of human infection, from 20<br/>countries; and 29 importations of rabid animals (27 dogs, 1 horse, and<br/>1 cat) from 14 countries (GIDEON ... PRO/AH> Rabies - USA (06): cross-border cases, background Sun, 24 Jul 2011 10:23:18 -0400 Google News Google News http://healthmap.org/ln.php?796208&hc&0 http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNH5L91o9dJ56RqyBNDHCKxPd5mb7g&url=http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2011/07/24/Cholera-outbreak-hits-Haiti/UPI-80431311517349/ Cholera Haiti 18.941610 -72.679459 18.941610 -72.679459 Cholera &mdash; Haiti<br/>PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, July 24 (UPI) -- Haitian healthcare officials say they&#39;re getting more than 1000 new cases of cholera daily with the return of the rainy season. Nearly 6000 people have died since the cholera outbreak began in October, ... Fri, 22 Jul 2011 23:57:25 -0400 ProMED Mail ProMED Mail http://healthmap.org/ln.php?795439&hc&0 http://beta.promedmail.org/direct.php?id=20110722.2208 Rabies Haiti 18.941610 -72.679459 18.941610 -72.679459 Rabies &mdash; Haiti<br/>Source: South Brunswick Patch [edited]<br/><br>NJ State officials report human death from rabies<br/>-------------------------------------------------<br/>A 73-year-old woman who tested positive for rabies died Wednesday [20<br/>Jul 2011] at Overlook Medical Center in Summit, The New Jersey<br/>Department of Health and Senior Services reported. This is the state's<br/>1st case of human rabies infection since 1997, when a Warren ... PRO/AH/EDR> Rabies - USA (05): (NJ) human ex Haiti Fri, 22 Jul 2011 23:57:25 -0400 ProMED Mail ProMED Mail http://healthmap.org/ln.php?795439&hc&1 http://beta.promedmail.org/direct.php?id=20110722.2208 Rabies Summit, New Jersey, United States 40.741489 -74.359589 40.741489 -74.359589 Rabies &mdash; Summit, New Jersey, United States<br/>Source: South Brunswick Patch [edited]<br/><br>NJ State officials report human death from rabies<br/>-------------------------------------------------<br/>A 73-year-old woman who tested positive for rabies died Wednesday [20<br/>Jul 2011] at Overlook Medical Center in Summit, The New Jersey<br/>Department of Health and Senior Services reported. This is the state's<br/>1st case of human rabies infection since 1997, when a Warren ... PRO/AH/EDR> Rabies - USA (05): (NJ) human ex Haiti Thu, 14 Jul 2011 20:23:00 -0400 Moreover Technologies Moreover Technologies http://healthmap.org/ln.php?787460&hc&0 http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?r4958421877 Cholera Measles Dengue Adenovirus Avian Influenza DR Congo -2.000000 25.000000 -2.000000 25.000000 Cholera, Measles, Dengue, Adenovirus, Avian Influenza &mdash; DR Congo<br/>A cholera outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) that since March has been spreading along the Congo River has now sickened more than 3,000 people and led to 192 deaths, the United Nations (UN) said in a press release yesterday. Of two Thu, 14 Jul 2011 20:23:00 -0400 Moreover Technologies Moreover Technologies http://healthmap.org/ln.php?787460&hc&1 http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?r4958421877 Cholera Measles Dengue Adenovirus Avian Influenza Haiti 18.941610 -72.679459 18.941610 -72.679459 Cholera, Measles, Dengue, Adenovirus, Avian Influenza &mdash; Haiti<br/>A cholera outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) that since March has been spreading along the Congo River has now sickened more than 3,000 people and led to 192 deaths, the United Nations (UN) said in a press release yesterday. Of two Sun, 10 Jul 2011 23:32:13 -0400 ProMED Mail ProMED Mail http://healthmap.org/ln.php?782633&hc&0 http://beta.promedmail.org/direct.php?id=20110710.2086 Cholera Haiti 18.941610 -72.679459 18.941610 -72.679459 Cholera &mdash; Haiti<br/>CHOLERA, DIARRHEA AND DYSENTERY UPDATE 2011 (21): HAITI, DOMINICAN<br/>REPUBLIC<br/>***************************************************************************<br>A ProMED-mail post<br/><br/>ProMED-mail is a program of the<br/>International Society for Infectious Diseases<br/><br>In this update:<br/>[1] Haiti<br/>[2] Dominican Republic<br>******<br/>[1] Haiti<br/>Date: Sat 9 Jul 2011<br/>Source: Associated Press ... PRO/EDR> Cholera, diarrhea & dysentery update 2011 (21): Haiti, DR Sun, 10 Jul 2011 23:32:13 -0400 ProMED Mail ProMED Mail http://healthmap.org/ln.php?782633&hc&1 http://beta.promedmail.org/direct.php?id=20110710.2086 Cholera Dominican Republic 18.894449 -70.484627 18.894449 -70.484627 Cholera &mdash; Dominican Republic<br/>CHOLERA, DIARRHEA AND DYSENTERY UPDATE 2011 (21): HAITI, DOMINICAN<br/>REPUBLIC<br/>***************************************************************************<br>A ProMED-mail post<br/><br/>ProMED-mail is a program of the<br/>International Society for Infectious Diseases<br/><br>In this update:<br/>[1] Haiti<br/>[2] Dominican Republic<br>******<br/>[1] Haiti<br/>Date: Sat 9 Jul 2011<br/>Source: Associated Press ... PRO/EDR> Cholera, diarrhea & dysentery update 2011 (21): Haiti, DR Sat, 09 Jul 2011 11:30:00 -0400 Moreover Technologies Moreover Technologies http://healthmap.org/ln.php?781747&hc&0 http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?r4937594535 Cholera Mirebalais, Ouest, Haiti 18.916670 -72.583328 18.916670 -72.583328 Cholera &mdash; Mirebalais, Ouest, Haiti<br/>MIREBALAIS, Haiti — An old man with sunken cheeks is so dehydrated he must be carried down the dirt lane to a clinic where the air is thick with the odour of bleach. Minutes later, a worried father enters, carrying a two-year-old girl in a frilly white Sat, 02 Jul 2011 19:31:15 -0400 ProMED Mail ProMED Mail http://healthmap.org/ln.php?775282&hc&0 http://beta.promedmail.org/direct.php?id=20110702.2016 Cholera Port-au-Prince, Ouest, Haiti 18.539169 -72.334999 18.539169 -72.334999 Cholera &mdash; Port-au-Prince, Ouest, Haiti<br/>CHOLERA, DIARRHEA AND DYSENTERY UPDATE 2011 (18): HAITI, DOMINICAN<br/>REPUBLIC<br/>***************************************************************************<br>A ProMED-mail post<br/><br/>ProMED-mail is a program of the<br/>International Society for Infectious Diseases<br/><br>In this update:<br/>[1] Haiti<br/>[2] Dominican Republic<br>*****<br/>[1] Haiti<br/>Date: Tue 28 Jun 2011<br/>Source: AlertNet ... PRO/EDR> Cholera, diarrhea & dysentery update 2011 (18): Haiti, DR Sat, 02 Jul 2011 19:31:15 -0400 ProMED Mail ProMED Mail http://healthmap.org/ln.php?775282&hc&1 http://beta.promedmail.org/direct.php?id=20110702.2016 Cholera Dominican Republic 18.894449 -70.484627 18.894449 -70.484627 Cholera &mdash; Dominican Republic<br/>CHOLERA, DIARRHEA AND DYSENTERY UPDATE 2011 (18): HAITI, DOMINICAN<br/>REPUBLIC<br/>***************************************************************************<br>A ProMED-mail post<br/><br/>ProMED-mail is a program of the<br/>International Society for Infectious Diseases<br/><br>In this update:<br/>[1] Haiti<br/>[2] Dominican Republic<br>*****<br/>[1] Haiti<br/>Date: Tue 28 Jun 2011<br/>Source: AlertNet ... PRO/EDR> Cholera, diarrhea & dysentery update 2011 (18): Haiti, DR Fri, 01 Jul 2011 21:40:00 -0400 Moreover Technologies Moreover Technologies http://healthmap.org/ln.php?774587&hc&0 http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?r4911895501 Cholera Haiti 18.941610 -72.679459 18.941610 -72.679459 Cholera &mdash; Haiti<br/>Source:  Pan American Health Organization Country:  Haiti Current Situation Heavy rains that began on June 2 lasted for 10 days, triggering floods and mudslides and killing 28 people. The steady increase of cholera cases that began Sat, 25 Jun 2011 04:43:00 -0400 Moreover Technologies Moreover Technologies http://healthmap.org/ln.php?767631&hc&0 http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?r4886874953 Cholera Port-au-Prince, Ouest, Haiti 18.539169 -72.334999 18.539169 -72.334999 Cholera &mdash; Port-au-Prince, Ouest, Haiti<br/>Haiti's capital Port-au-Prince reports spike in cholera cases as more than 18,000 new cases have been recorded since May, according to World Health Organisation. The bacterial infection has already killed 5,397 people in the troubled nation. The outbreak Fri, 24 Jun 2011 13:21:38 -0400 ProMED Mail ProMED Mail http://healthmap.org/ln.php?766962&hc&0 http://beta.promedmail.org/direct.php?id=20110624.1939 Cholera Dominican Republic 18.894449 -70.484627 18.894449 -70.484627 Cholera &mdash; Dominican Republic<br/>CHOLERA, DIARRHEA AND DYSENTERY UPDATE 2011 (17): HAITI, DOMINICAN<br/>REPUBLIC<br/>***************************************************************************<br>A ProMED-mail post<br/><br/>ProMED-mail is a program of the<br/>International Society for Infectious Diseases<br/><br>In this update:<br/>[1] Haiti<br/>[2] Dominican Republic<br>******<br/>[1] Haiti<br/>Date: Fri 24 Jun 2011<br/>Source: Xinhua News Agency ... PRO/EDR> Cholera, diarrhea & dysentery update 2011 (17): Haiti, DR Fri, 24 Jun 2011 13:21:38 -0400 ProMED Mail ProMED Mail http://healthmap.org/ln.php?766962&hc&1 http://beta.promedmail.org/direct.php?id=20110624.1939 Cholera Port-au-Prince, Ouest, Haiti 18.539169 -72.334999 18.539169 -72.334999 Cholera &mdash; Port-au-Prince, Ouest, Haiti<br/>CHOLERA, DIARRHEA AND DYSENTERY UPDATE 2011 (17): HAITI, DOMINICAN<br/>REPUBLIC<br/>***************************************************************************<br>A ProMED-mail post<br/><br/>ProMED-mail is a program of the<br/>International Society for Infectious Diseases<br/><br>In this update:<br/>[1] Haiti<br/>[2] Dominican Republic<br>******<br/>[1] Haiti<br/>Date: Fri 24 Jun 2011<br/>Source: Xinhua News Agency ... PRO/EDR> Cholera, diarrhea & dysentery update 2011 (17): Haiti, DR Fri, 24 Jun 2011 08:54:00 -0400 Moreover Technologies Moreover Technologies http://healthmap.org/ln.php?766741&hc&0 http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?r4883795065 Cholera Port-au-Prince, Ouest, Haiti 18.539169 -72.334999 18.539169 -72.334999 Cholera &mdash; Port-au-Prince, Ouest, Haiti<br/>Source:  MSF Country:  Haiti Médecins Sans Frontières MSF (Doctors Without Borders) is currently responding to a cholera outbreak in Haiti’s capital Port-au-Prince. In April of this year MSF was treating fewer than 400 patients per Sat, 11 Jun 2011 20:33:00 -0400 Moreover Technologies Moreover Technologies http://healthmap.org/ln.php?751843&hc&0 http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?r4834457977 Cholera Haiti 18.941610 -72.679459 18.941610 -72.679459 Cholera &mdash; Haiti<br/>The number of cholera cases is rising in parts of Haiti hit by heavy rains early this week. The international aid organisations, OXfam and Doctors of the World, have both said they have noticed a spike in the number of cholera cases in towns hardest hit Fri, 10 Jun 2011 16:50:00 -0400 Moreover Technologies Moreover Technologies http://healthmap.org/ln.php?750750&hc&0 http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?r4831613261 Cholera Haiti 18.941610 -72.679459 18.941610 -72.679459 Cholera &mdash; Haiti<br/>10 de junio de 2011, 16:39Port-au-Prince, Jun 10 (Prensa Latina) A total of 2,600 people get infected with cholera in Haiti every week, reported the Pan American Health Organization in its Friday briefing. According to the PAHO document, during the month Fri, 10 Jun 2011 15:27:00 -0400 Moreover Technologies Moreover Technologies http://healthmap.org/ln.php?750688&hc&0 http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?r4831331849 Cholera Jérémie, GrandʼAnse, Haiti 18.650000 -74.116669 18.650000 -74.116669 Cholera &mdash; Jérémie, GrandʼAnse, Haiti<br/>PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti ? The summer storm that killed at least 28 people in Haiti apparently is also bringing a surge of cholera to at least in one small town. Alain Legarnec of the French aid group Doctors of the World says a clinic in Jeremie treated 77 Tue, 07 Jun 2011 20:14:00 -0400 Moreover Technologies Moreover Technologies http://healthmap.org/ln.php?746293&hc&0 http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?r4818709232 Cholera Port-au-Prince, Ouest, Haiti 18.539169 -72.334999 18.539169 -72.334999 Cholera &mdash; Port-au-Prince, Ouest, Haiti<br/>Heavy rains force residents from homes, tent cities Civil protection: At least 20 people in greater Port-au-Prince died in torrential rains The rainy season has triggered more cases of cholera "The situation continues to deteriorate," the director of Tue, 07 Jun 2011 15:00:51 -0400 Moreover Technologies Moreover Technologies http://healthmap.org/ln.php?745872&hc&0 http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?r4817337350 Cholera Haiti 18.941610 -72.679459 18.941610 -72.679459 Cholera &mdash; Haiti<br/>null Mon, 06 Jun 2011 11:58:54 -0400 ProMED Mail ProMED Mail http://healthmap.org/ln.php?744082&hc&0 http://beta.promedmail.org/direct.php?id=20110606.1726 Cholera Carrefour, Ouest, Haiti 18.541140 -72.399223 18.541140 -72.399223 Cholera &mdash; Carrefour, Ouest, Haiti<br/>CHOLERA, DIARRHEA AND DYSENTERY UPDATE 2011 (14): HAITI, DOMINICAN<br/>REPUBLIC<br/>***************************************************************************<br>A ProMED-mail post<br/><br/>ProMED-mail is a program of the<br/>International Society for Infectious Diseases<br/><br>In this update:<br/>[1] Haiti: PAHO report<br/>[2] Haiti: MSF report<br/>[3] Haiti: Praecipio International report<br/>[4] Dominican Republic<br>*****<br/>[1] Haiti: PAHO report<br/>Date: Fri 3 Jun 2011<br/>Source: UN (OCHA), ... PRO/EDR> Cholera, diarrhea & dysentery update 2011 (14): Haiti, DR Mon, 06 Jun 2011 11:58:54 -0400 ProMED Mail ProMED Mail http://healthmap.org/ln.php?744082&hc&1 http://beta.promedmail.org/direct.php?id=20110606.1726 Cholera Dominican Republic 18.894449 -70.484627 18.894449 -70.484627 Cholera &mdash; Dominican Republic<br/>CHOLERA, DIARRHEA AND DYSENTERY UPDATE 2011 (14): HAITI, DOMINICAN<br/>REPUBLIC<br/>***************************************************************************<br>A ProMED-mail post<br/><br/>ProMED-mail is a program of the<br/>International Society for Infectious Diseases<br/><br>In this update:<br/>[1] Haiti: PAHO report<br/>[2] Haiti: MSF report<br/>[3] Haiti: Praecipio International report<br/>[4] Dominican Republic<br>*****<br/>[1] Haiti: PAHO report<br/>Date: Fri 3 Jun 2011<br/>Source: UN (OCHA), ... PRO/EDR> Cholera, diarrhea & dysentery update 2011 (14): Haiti, DR Mon, 06 Jun 2011 11:58:54 -0400 ProMED Mail ProMED Mail http://healthmap.org/ln.php?744082&hc&2 http://beta.promedmail.org/direct.php?id=20110606.1726 Cholera Port-au-Prince, Ouest, Haiti 18.539169 -72.334999 18.539169 -72.334999 Cholera &mdash; Port-au-Prince, Ouest, Haiti<br/>CHOLERA, DIARRHEA AND DYSENTERY UPDATE 2011 (14): HAITI, DOMINICAN<br/>REPUBLIC<br/>***************************************************************************<br>A ProMED-mail post<br/><br/>ProMED-mail is a program of the<br/>International Society for Infectious Diseases<br/><br>In this update:<br/>[1] Haiti: PAHO report<br/>[2] Haiti: MSF report<br/>[3] Haiti: Praecipio International report<br/>[4] Dominican Republic<br>*****<br/>[1] Haiti: PAHO report<br/>Date: Fri 3 Jun 2011<br/>Source: UN (OCHA), ... PRO/EDR> Cholera, diarrhea & dysentery update 2011 (14): Haiti, DR Mon, 06 Jun 2011 10:29:00 -0400 Moreover Technologies Moreover Technologies http://healthmap.org/ln.php?743967&hc&0 http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?r4811758015 Cholera Haiti 18.941610 -72.679459 18.941610 -72.679459 Cholera &mdash; Haiti<br/>LAROUCHEPAC: With the rainy season now in full force, the number of new cholera cases continues to climb in Haiti and in the Dominican Republic, with the death count in the latter country now at 34 and 1,431 infected. According to Doctors Without Borders Mon, 06 Jun 2011 10:29:00 -0400 Moreover Technologies Moreover Technologies http://healthmap.org/ln.php?743967&hc&1 http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?r4811758015 Cholera Dominican Republic 18.894449 -70.484627 18.894449 -70.484627 Cholera &mdash; Dominican Republic<br/>LAROUCHEPAC: With the rainy season now in full force, the number of new cholera cases continues to climb in Haiti and in the Dominican Republic, with the death count in the latter country now at 34 and 1,431 infected. According to Doctors Without Borders Sat, 04 Jun 2011 12:43:00 -0400 Moreover Technologies Moreover Technologies http://healthmap.org/ln.php?741865&hc&0 http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?r4806915249 Cholera Haiti 18.941610 -72.679459 18.941610 -72.679459 Cholera &mdash; Haiti<br/>Source:  Pan American Health Organization Country:  Haiti EOC SITUATION REPORT Cholera Outbreak in Haiti Current Situation The situation in Port-au-Prince continues to deteriorate. Most of the contacted CTCs report that they are