I. Introduction The cholera outbreak in Haiti has claimed the lives of over 7,000 Haitians and has sickened over 470,000 since the 2010 earthquake.1 An effective program that Haiti should consider is using a mass vaccination of a new and inexpensive oral cholera vaccine called Shanchol, which has been successful in Odisha, India.2
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A. The emergence of cholera in Haiti was initiated by a number of existing problems. There where two national disasters that struck Haiti between 2010 and 2012 that where instrumental to starting the cholera outbreak. The first was the 2010 earthquake that rocked the small island nation. On January 12, 2010 a 7.0 earthquake struck the region of Port-au-Prince Haiti.3 This disaster claimed the …show more content…
This disaster forced many of the Haitian population to dwell in temporary shelters; these shelters were set up around the country. These new dwellings where tent like and most of the new tent dwellers shared from the same water source. Tens of thousands of displaced Haitians called these shelters home after the 2010 earthquake.3 The 2010 earthquake brought about cholera in Haiti and another disaster in 2012 brought even worse conditions to country. Hurricane Sandy claimed the lives of more than 50 Haitians, and the flooding that came with the storm brought with it contaminated the Haitian water supply intensifying the already growing cholera outbreak. The risk of disease transmission after disasters, such as these, is primarily associated with the fact that a large portion of the population are displaced from their homes, and safe drinking water as well as functioning latrines are hard to come …show more content…
The MSPP also asked the CDC for assistance in expanding their capacity at the Haiti Laboratoire National de Sante Publique to identify reportable pathogens, including cholera.7 These actions help lay the groundwork for rapid cholera detection.7 On October 19, 2010 the first reported cases of acute watery diarrhea and dehydration were identified and after the Laboratorire National de Sante Publique tested the samples the MSPP publically announced on October 22 that Haiti was dealing with a cholera
II. Body of Paper
A. The emergence of cholera in Haiti was initiated by a number of existing problems. There where two national disasters that struck Haiti between 2010 and 2012 that where instrumental to starting the cholera outbreak. The first was the 2010 earthquake that rocked the small island nation. On January 12, 2010 a 7.0 earthquake struck the region of Port-au-Prince Haiti.3 This disaster claimed the …show more content…
This disaster forced many of the Haitian population to dwell in temporary shelters; these shelters were set up around the country. These new dwellings where tent like and most of the new tent dwellers shared from the same water source. Tens of thousands of displaced Haitians called these shelters home after the 2010 earthquake.3 The 2010 earthquake brought about cholera in Haiti and another disaster in 2012 brought even worse conditions to country. Hurricane Sandy claimed the lives of more than 50 Haitians, and the flooding that came with the storm brought with it contaminated the Haitian water supply intensifying the already growing cholera outbreak. The risk of disease transmission after disasters, such as these, is primarily associated with the fact that a large portion of the population are displaced from their homes, and safe drinking water as well as functioning latrines are hard to come …show more content…
The MSPP also asked the CDC for assistance in expanding their capacity at the Haiti Laboratoire National de Sante Publique to identify reportable pathogens, including cholera.7 These actions help lay the groundwork for rapid cholera detection.7 On October 19, 2010 the first reported cases of acute watery diarrhea and dehydration were identified and after the Laboratorire National de Sante Publique tested the samples the MSPP publically announced on October 22 that Haiti was dealing with a cholera