At the peak of the cholera outbreak in November 2010, Merlin had eight cholera treatment units and one 24-hour treatment centre.
In our studies in Lima at the peak of a cholera epidemic, we found environmental counts of toxigenic V. cholerae of ≈10/mL in areas with heavy sewage contamination, so the potential for infection from environmental sources clearly increases in settings of poor sanitation during epidemics.
Although many of the partners reporting alerts during the peak of the cholera epidemic have since left Haiti, the A&R System has continued to function as an Early Warning (EWARN) System, and it continues to be developed with recent activities, such as the distribution of cell phones to enhance alert communication.
The regression model indicates that the spread of cholera during the peak that occurred from October 20 28 was strongly linked to the Artibonite River and not to the proximity to Mirebalais, as would be expected for road-dependent propagation.
Years earlier, in Goma, eastern Zaire, he'd been part of a team trying to cope with a million refugees and an outbreak of cholera that, at its peak, had killed seven thousand people a week.
The epidemic of cholera, cause unknown and prognosis dire, had reached its peak.
Cholera outbreaks raise concern in nine Southern African countries NEW YORK, USA, 10 March 2009 – With the peak of the rainy season already months past, cholera remains a problem for the governments of nine Southern African countries.
From January 1997 onward, the number of cholera cases reported nationwide decreased significantly, with only two minor peaks reported in January February 1999 (188 cases; IR, 0.25) and September–October 2000 (166 cases; IR, 0.21).
For example, rates of cholera were much higher than predicted in January 1998 and January 1999, yet many of the predicted peaks closely aligned with actual incidence.
