A multidisciplinary joint-team efforts deployed for a cholera outbreak response post-hurricane Matthew in southern Haiti, October 2016

Background: On October 20, 2010 the first cholera outbreak was reported in Haiti and is the largest cholera outbreak documented in a single country. On October 4, 2016, the country was struck by Hurricane Matthew causing significant infrastructure damages across the Grande-Anse and Sud Departments. A pressing concern was the possibility of a cholera outbreak in the affected regions. Therefore the Haitian Ministry of Health (MSPP) placed a priority on restoring the reporting mechanism for disease surveillance and activating a post-hurricane response system.

Source: International Journal of Infectious Diseases - July 27, 2018 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: M.D. Etheart, K. Pierre, N.P.D. Jean-Charles, A.M. Destine, L.L. Andrecy, N. Barthelemy, A. Greiner, C. Giese, S. Juin, E. Hulland, A. Knipes, P. Adrien, D. Fitter, D. Lafontant Tags: UMP. 479 Source Type: research