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The first cholera epidemic in Haiti in more than a century has now been spreading for a full year, and according to a recent UN Radio report, The World Health Organization’s spokesman in Geneva, Tarik Jasarevic, gave the following update :
“As of 9 October 2011, the cumulative number of reported cholera cases was close to 470,000 of which 250,000 persons were hospitalized, and 6,595 persons had died. The exact figures could be found in the note at the back of the room. If current trends continued, they could expect another 75,000 cases by the end of the year, bringing the total cases to approximately 500,000 since the beginning of the epidemic.”
This ongoing tragedy comes on the heels of Haiti’s 2010 7.0 earthquake that claimed, by some estimations, more than 200,000 lives.
The November issue of the CDC’s EID Journal devotes much of its content to this re-emerging disease threat. Twenty-three articles, studies, and letters comprise this issue’s theme.
THEME ISSUE: CHOLERA IN HAITI
Synopses
J. W. Tappero and R. V. Tauxe
Safe water and sewage systems must be constructed to prevent future epidemics.
Rapid Development and Use of a Nationwide Training Program for Cholera Management, Haiti, 2010
R. V. Tauxe et al.
Rapid training of health care staff was followed by lower death rates.
Cholera—Modern Pandemic Disease of Ancient Lineage
J. G. Morris
Environmental triggers may lead to increases in Vibrio cholerae in environmental reservoirs, with spillover into human populations.
Considerations for Oral Cholera Vaccine Use during Outbreak after Earthquake in Haiti, 2010−2011
K. A. Date et al.
Many logistical and operational challenges prevented implementation of a vaccination campaign.
Research
Comparative Genomics of Vibrio cholerae from Haiti, Asia, and Africa
A. R. Reimer et al.
A strain from Haiti shares genetic ancestry with those from Asia and Africa.
Characterization of Toxigenic Vibrio cholerae from Haiti, 2010–2011
D. Talkington et al.
A virulent clone from Africa or southern Asia was likely introduced at a single time point.
Historical Reviews
Cholera in Haiti and Other Caribbean Regions, 19th Century
D. Jenson and V. Szabo
Epidemic cholera did not occur in Haiti before 2010.
Dispatches
Risk Factors Early in the 2010 Cholera Epidemic, Haiti
K. A. O’Connor et al.
Rapid Assessment of Cholera-related Deaths, Artibonite Department, Haiti, 2010
J. A. Routh et al.
Epidemic Cholera in a Crowded Urban Environment, Port-au-Prince, Haiti
S. E. Dunkle et al.
Toxigenic Vibrio cholerae O1 in Water and Seafood, Haiti
V. R. Hill et al.
Drug-Resistance Mechanisms in Vibrio cholerae O1 Outbreak Strain, Haiti, 2010
M. Sjölund-Karlsson et al.
Cholera Management and Prevention at Hôpital Albert Schweitzer, Haiti
S. Ernst et al.
Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Related to Treatment and Prevention of Cholera, Haiti, 2010
V. E. De Rochars et al.
Cholera Prevention Training Materials for Community Health Workers, Haiti, 2010–2011
A. Rajasingham et al.
Cholera in United States Associated with Epidemic in Hispaniola
A. E. Newton et al.
Travel Health Alert Notices and Haiti Cholera Outbreak, Florida, USA, 2011
M. U. Selent et al.
Multinational Cholera Outbreak after Wedding in the Dominican Republic
M. L. Jiménez et al.
Commentaries
Haiti in the Context of the Current Global Cholera Pandemic
E. T. Ryan
Letters
Preparing Health Care Workers for a Cholera Epidemic, Dominican Republic, 2010
C. Mendoza et al.
Understanding the Cholera Epidemic, Haiti
S. B. Pun
Etymologia
N. Männikkö
Conference Summaries
L. M. Gargano et al.
