On January 12, 2010, a catastrophic 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck Haiti, affecting
3,500,000 people [1, 2]. This severely damaged an already marginal public sanitation …

Background In October 2010, nearly 10 months after a devastating earthquake, Haiti was
stricken by epidemic cholera. Within days after detection, the Ministry of Public Health and …

Since 1817, seven cholera pandemics have plagued humankind. As the causative agent,
Vibrio cholerae, is autochthonous in the aquatic ecosystem and some studies have revealed …

Clin Microbiol Infect 2012; 18: E158–E163 Abstract Cholera appeared in Haiti in October
2010 for the first time in recorded history. The causative agent was quickly identified by the …

Prior to the epidemic that emerged in Haiti in October of 2010, cholera had not been
documented in this country. After its introduction, a strain of Vibrio cholerae O1 spread …

The 2010 cholera epidemic in Haiti was one of the largest cholera epidemics ever recorded.
To estimate the magnitude of the death toll during the first wave of the epidemic, we …

A partir do enfoque etnográfico sobre as redes sociais articuladas em torno da questão do
imigrante no Amazonas, o artigo reflete sobre como o Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS) …

Background In October 2010, cholera importation in Haiti triggered an epidemic that rapidly
proved to be the world's largest epidemic of the seventh cholera pandemic. To establish …

In Deadly River, Ralph R. Frerichs tells the story of the Haitian cholera epidemic, of a French
disease detective determined to trace its origins so that he could help contain the spread …

Disease outbreaks of international public health importance continue to occur regularly;
detecting and tracking significant new public health threats in countries that cannot or might …