Mortality Rates during Cholera Epidemic, Haiti, 2010–2011
The 2010 cholera epidemic in Haiti was one of the largest cholera epidemics ever recorded. To estimate the magnitude of the death toll during the first wave of the epidemic, we retrospectively conducted surveys at 4 sites in the northern part of Haiti. Overall, 70,903 participants were included; at...
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doaj-8d642f909c154825b1d92757efce8a912020-11-25T01:04:25ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592016-03-0122341041610.3201/eid2203.141970Mortality Rates during Cholera Epidemic, Haiti, 2010–2011Francisco J. LuqueroMarc RondyJacques BoncyAndré MungerHelmi MekaouiEllen RymshawAnne-Laure PageBrahima ToureMarie Amelie DegailSarala NicolasFrancesco GrandessoMaud GinsbourgerJonathan PolonskyKathryn P. AlbertiMego TerzianDavid OlsonKlaudia PortenIza CigleneckiThe 2010 cholera epidemic in Haiti was one of the largest cholera epidemics ever recorded. To estimate the magnitude of the death toll during the first wave of the epidemic, we retrospectively conducted surveys at 4 sites in the northern part of Haiti. Overall, 70,903 participants were included; at all sites, the crude mortality rates (19.1–35.4 deaths/1,000 person-years) were higher than the expected baseline mortality rate for Haiti (9 deaths/1,000 person-years). This finding represents an excess of 3,406 deaths (2.9-fold increase) for the 4.4% of the Haiti population covered by these surveys, suggesting a substantially higher cholera mortality rate than previously reported.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/22/3/14-1970_articlecholeraburdenmortalityHaitioutbreakepidemic |
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Francisco J. Luquero Marc Rondy Jacques Boncy André Munger Helmi Mekaoui Ellen Rymshaw Anne-Laure Page Brahima Toure Marie Amelie Degail Sarala Nicolas Francesco Grandesso Maud Ginsbourger Jonathan Polonsky Kathryn P. Alberti Mego Terzian David Olson Klaudia Porten Iza Ciglenecki |
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Francisco J. Luquero Marc Rondy Jacques Boncy André Munger Helmi Mekaoui Ellen Rymshaw Anne-Laure Page Brahima Toure Marie Amelie Degail Sarala Nicolas Francesco Grandesso Maud Ginsbourger Jonathan Polonsky Kathryn P. Alberti Mego Terzian David Olson Klaudia Porten Iza Ciglenecki Mortality Rates during Cholera Epidemic, Haiti, 2010–2011 Emerging Infectious Diseases cholera burden mortality Haiti outbreak epidemic |
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Francisco J. Luquero Marc Rondy Jacques Boncy André Munger Helmi Mekaoui Ellen Rymshaw Anne-Laure Page Brahima Toure Marie Amelie Degail Sarala Nicolas Francesco Grandesso Maud Ginsbourger Jonathan Polonsky Kathryn P. Alberti Mego Terzian David Olson Klaudia Porten Iza Ciglenecki |
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Mortality Rates during Cholera Epidemic, Haiti, 2010–2011 |
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Mortality Rates during Cholera Epidemic, Haiti, 2010–2011 |
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Mortality Rates during Cholera Epidemic, Haiti, 2010–2011 |
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Mortality Rates during Cholera Epidemic, Haiti, 2010–2011 |
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Mortality Rates during Cholera Epidemic, Haiti, 2010–2011 |
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mortality rates during cholera epidemic, haiti, 2010–2011 |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
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Emerging Infectious Diseases |
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1080-6040 1080-6059 |
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2016-03-01 |
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The 2010 cholera epidemic in Haiti was one of the largest cholera epidemics ever recorded. To estimate the magnitude of the death toll during the first wave of the epidemic, we retrospectively conducted surveys at 4 sites in the northern part of Haiti. Overall, 70,903 participants were included; at all sites, the crude mortality rates (19.1–35.4 deaths/1,000 person-years) were higher than the expected baseline mortality rate for Haiti (9 deaths/1,000 person-years). This finding represents an excess of 3,406 deaths (2.9-fold increase) for the 4.4% of the Haiti population covered by these surveys, suggesting a substantially higher cholera mortality rate than previously reported. |
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cholera burden mortality Haiti outbreak epidemic |
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