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Since the notification of the first two confirmed cases of Vibrio cholerae O1 in the greater Port-au-Prince area on 2 October 2022, to 28 January 2023, the Haitian Ministry of Health (Ministère de la Santé Publique et de la Population, MSPP per its French acronym)2, reported a total of 27,099 suspected cases (Figure 1) in 10 departments of the country, including 2,056 confirmed cases, 23,196 hospitalized suspected cases, and 560 registered deaths3. This represents an increase in the last 7 days of 5% in suspected cases (N=1,296), 6% in confirmed cases (N=118) and 10% in deaths (N=49). As of 28 January 2023, all 10 departments have confirmed cases. To date, the case fatality rate among suspected cases is 2.1%.
Of a total of 5,537 samples analyzed by the National Public Health Laboratory (LNSP for its acronym in French), 2,056 were confirmed (37.1% positivity rate).
