here Haiti - Cholera: A second case imported from Haiti detected in the Dominican Republic
While the latest official figures from the Haitian Ministry of Public Health indicate that more than 10,000 suspected cases of cholera have been detected in Haiti, affecting the 10 departments and that nearly 200 people have died of cholera https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-38198-haiti-cholera-daily-bulletin-45.html , the Dominican Ministry of Public Health and Social Assistance (MISPAS) confirms a second case of cholera imported into the Dominican territory.
He is a 4-year-old boy, of Haitian nationality, from Port-au-Prince, who entered the country on November 18, 2022, via Dajabón. He was admitted to the Padre Fantino Hospital, in Monte Cristi where his condition is currently stable. Local health authorities have implemented epidemiological surveillance of the child's relatives, but the child only resides with his parents, who were treated preventively but did not show symptoms of the disease.
Let's recall that the first case was detected and notified on October 20, 2022 in Higüey, province of La Altagracia. This is a 32-year-old Haitian woman who returned from Haiti
