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Cholera in Haiti

29 January 2018

Haiti has reported (in French) 13 838 cholera cases (including 159 deaths) from 1 January 2017 to 6 January 2018. This is an increase of 779 cases (including 9 deaths) since 13 December 2017.

In 2016, Haiti reported 41 421 cholera cases (including 447 deaths).

Advice for Travellers

Cholera is rare in travellers, mild cases may present as travellers' diarrhoea.

All travellers should be given advice on maintaining good food, water and hand hygiene, see traveller's diarrhoea, safe eating and drinking and water purification.

Travellers should be advised on basic steps in self - treating diarrhoea, particularly maintaining hydration.

When to consider vaccination

Vaccination should be considered under the following circumstances and is dependant on the individual risk assessment:

Volunteers/aid workers/medical personnel in disaster relief situations where cholera outbreaks likely.

Those travelling to work in slums/refugee camps, areas affected by natural disasters, or countries experiencing cholera outbreaks (see current notes on the country concerned).

For further information see Cholera.