Rapid Assessment of Cholera-related Deaths, Artibonite Department, Haiti, 2010

Rapid Assessment of Cholera-related Deaths, Artibonite Department, Haiti, 2010

We evaluated a high (6%) cholera case-fatality rate in Haiti. Of 39 community decedents, only 23% consumed oral rehydration salts at home, and 59% did not seek care, whereas 54% of 48 health facility decedents died after overnight admission. Early in the cholera epidemic, care was inadequate or none...

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Main Authors: Janell A. Routh, Anagha Loharikar, Marie-Délivrance Bernadette Fouché, Emily J. Cartwright, Sharon L. Roy, Elizabeth Ailes, W. Roodly Archer, Jordan W. Tappero, Thierry H. Roels, Georges Dahourou, Robert E. Quick
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2011-11-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
cholera
diarrhea
mortality
bacteria
oral rehydration therapy
risk assessment
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/17/11/11-0747_article

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