May 14, 2023: (latest available data, previous Ministry bulletin May 13 https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-39604-haiti-cholera-daily-bulletin-187.html

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

Total suspected cases: 44,354 cases +118 in 24 hours, the day before +17 in 24 hours

Total confirmed cases: 2,678* cases +0, the day before +0 in 24 hours

Total hospitalized cases (suspected and confirmed): 38,772 cases +119 cases in 24 hours, the day before +61 in 24 hours

Total deaths: 686** deaths ((460 institutional (+0) and 226 community (+1)) +1, previous +0

*No information on the number of samples received and the number of cases confirmed by the MSPP Laboratories. Information not updated for 25 days

**Institutional not updated for 5 days. Very partial community

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

Distribution of suspected cases, total since October 3:

Partial update of the MSPP

Less than 1 year: 1,020 cases (+3)

1-4 years: 8,863 cases (+23)

5-9 years: 6,388 cases (+28)

10-14 years old: 3,171 cases (+6)

15-19 years old: 2,331 cases (+6)

20-29 years old: 5,705 cases (+5)

30-39 years old: 4,875 cases (+17)

40-49 years old: 3,613 cases (+13)

50-59 years old: 2,737 cases (+8)

60-69 years old: 1,938 cases (+5)

70-79 years old: 1,121 cases (+2)

80 years and over: 460 cases (+2)

Men: 54.41% men (+); Women 45.59 (-)

Positivity rate by age segment:

Number of tests performed: 7.606* +0 in previous 24 hours +0 in 24 hours

Positivity rate: 35.20%, previous 35.20%

*No information on the number of samples received and the number of cases confirmed by the MSPP Laboratories. Information not updated for 25 days

Departments with confirmed cases:

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

Previous bulletin: https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-39604-haiti-cholera-daily-bulletin-187.html

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

Definitions:

Suspected cases:

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

Confirmed case:

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

Hospitalized case:

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

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

Community death:

Any suspected case that dies outside of a caring institution.

See also :

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-38148-haiti-humanitarian-the-un-and-its-partners-launch-a-flash-appeal-of-$1456m-for-haiti.html

https://www.icihaiti.com/en/news-37816-icihaiti-cholera-entry-ban-on-cooked-food-from-haiti-on-the-dajabon-market.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-37807-haiti-flash-cholera-the-who-is-sounding-the-alarm.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-37803-haiti-flash-already-7-dead-from-cholera-and-dozens-of-suspected-cases.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-37795-haiti-flash-cholera-back-in-haiti-fear-of-epidemic-the-un-ready-to-intervene.html

HL/ HaitiLibre