Epidemiological Update, Cholera (14 August 2013)
Actualización Epidemiológica, Cólera (14 agosto 2013)
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In the first nine EW of 2013, the number of suspected cholera cases and deaths recorded nationwide was higher to the number for the same period of 2012; this increase is related to cholera outbreaks registered in certain provinces and at the prison of La Altagracia. Between EW 10 to EW 30 of 2013 the number of suspected cases decreased, with a decline of 73%. The case-fatality rate was 2.6% during EW 1 to EW 30 of 2013. Durante las primeras nueve SE de 2013, el número de casos sospechosos y defunciones por cólera registrados en el país fue superior a lo registrado en el mismo periodo de 2012. Este incremento se relacionó con brotes de cólera registrados en algunas provincias y en el Centro Penitenciario de La Altagracia. A partir de la SE 10 y hasta la SE 30 de 2013, se observó una tendencia decreciente en el número de casos sospechosos, con una disminución del 73%, en el total de éstos. La tasa de letalidad de la SE 1 a la SE 30 del 2013 fue del 2,6%.
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