WHO: Cholera in Haiti – update 3

17 November 2010 — On 16 November, the Haitian Ministry of Public Health and Population (MSPP) reported that as of 14 November, 17,418 cumulative number of hospitalized admissions and 1,065 deaths were reported from seven Departments in the country. The departments reporting cases include Artibonite, Centre, Nord, Nord-Ouest, Nord Est, Ouest, and Sud. In metropolitan Port-au-Prince, communes reporting increases in cases include Carrefour, Cite Soleil, Delmas, Kenscoff, Petion Ville, and Tabarre. The rise in the number of cases in Cite Soleil is particularly concerning, due to its crowded living conditions, poor sanitation, and lack of access to potable water. On 16 November, Dominican Republic registered its first case of cholera in a 32-year-old male returning from Haiti…

Recommendation
WHO does not recommend restrictions to international travel or trade due to the cholera outbreak in Haiti. For further information, please refer to the “WHO statement relating to international travel and trade to and from countries experiencing outbreaks of cholera” below.

More at: http://www.who.int/csr/don/2010_11_17/en/index.html