(task) Update: Cholera cases in Haiti

Haiti MPHISE

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Cholera, Sud, Grand Anse

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> Update: Cholera cases in Haiti
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> I just asked my new friends on WhatsApp for any news they might have on new cholera numbers. Almost before I'd posted my question, the answer came back from Kevin with dazzling speed in the form of five photos. Here are three of them, with my rough translation:
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> <http://crofsblogs.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451bd6d69e201bb0947f8b3970d-pi>
> Average number of daily cases before Matthew: 79; after Matthew, 146. After Matthew, 1,114/2,189 (51%) in Grande Anse and Sud.
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> <http://crofsblogs.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451bd6d69e201b7c8a4dd06970b-pi>\
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> Grand Anse: Lack of logistical means (vehicle, fuel)
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> Anse d'Ainault and Moron: Cholera treatment centre non-functional; lack of tent; lack of cholera beds (patients must lie on ground)
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> Support: Human resources—Volunteer medical director; six nurses (two per shift) for 25 patients hospitalized, on average, every day
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> [Illegible word]: Total absence (no personnel, etc.)
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> <http://crofsblogs.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451bd6d69e201b7c8a4ddb5970b-pi>
> Conclusions:
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> Post Matthew: Number of suspected cholera cases 2,189 with 656 (30%) in Sud and 458 (21%) in Grand Anse
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> Proportion of confirmed cholera: 4/31 (13%) confirmed in Grand Anse
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> Number of cholera deaths: 43 (17 in Sud, case fatality ratio 3%; 14 in Grand Anse, CFR 3%)