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Epidemiological Update, Cholera (15 January 2013)

Actualización Epidemiológica, Cólera (15 enero 2013)

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Date
2013
Author
Pan American Health Organization
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Abstract
In the first week of 2013, a cholera outbreak of 37 cases and two deaths registered in the prison of La Altagracia. The outbreak has been linked to contaminated drinking water and overcrowding of the prison population. The actions taken by the authorities in the Dominican Republic include improvement of water and sanitation services and the administration of chemoprophylaxis with a single dose of doxycycline.
 
En la primera semana del 2013 se registró un brote de cólera en el Centro Penitenciario de La Altagracia en el que se registró 37 casos y dos defunciones. El brote estuvo relacionado a la contaminación del agua de consumo y a las condiciones de hacinamiento de la población carcelaria. Entre las acciones implementadas por las autoridades de República Dominicana, se cita la adecuación y mejoramiento de los servicios de agua y saneamiento y la administración de quimioprofilaxis con una dosis de doxiciclina.
 
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Epidemiological Updates / Actualizaciones Epidemiológicas;January, 2013
Subject
Cholera; Cólera; International Health Regulations; Emergencies; Reglamento Sanitario Internacional
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https://iris.paho.org/handle/10665.2/50730
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