Haiti - Monkeypox 2022

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Haiti: Health authorities are investigating a suspected case of monkeypox

June 1, 2022

The Ministry of Public Health and Population announced on Wednesday that it was investigating a suspected case of monkey pox in the country.


Port-au-Prince, June 1, 2022.- The case was detected in the city of Saint-Marc on May 27, according to the director of the Department of Epidemiology, Laboratories and Research of the Ministry of Health. Public health, Samson Marseille.

The samples taken from this patient were sent to a laboratory in the United States, said Dr Marseille without advancing a date for the results, reports Le Nouvelliste.

Dr Marseille said an alert had been received of another possible case in Cap-Haitien (north), but health workers who treated the patient believe it to be a case of sarcoptosis, a disease similar to scabies, because he lives in an area where this disease is frequently affected.
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Haiti still not confirmed the presence of monkeypox

Port-au-Prince, June 15.- The Haitian authorities are still awaiting the results of the samples sent to the United States to confirm the presence of monkeypox in the national territory, the Ministry of Health acknowledged today.

Two weeks after the first suspected case was identified, the general director of the health portfolio, Lauré Adrien, told Radio Métropole on Wednesday that they are not yet in a position to effectively say whether monkeypox is present in the Caribbean nation.

However, he suggested that due to the evolution of the patients it might not be a contagious disease.

The case was detected at the end of May in the Artibonite department, north of the capital, and no other suspects have been reported to date, Adrien said.

Identified in 1970, monkeypox is a disease caused by a virus transmitted to humans by infected animals, although cases of person-to-person transmission may occur.

The World Health Organization reported on Monday the existence of 1,285 cases outside Africa, in 28 countries where this disease is not stationary.

This represents an increase of 505 people registered since the previous report and ruled out associated deaths in the four regions of the planet where it was detected, the United Nations health agency specified.

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Published On June 04, 2022 06:06 AM

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Haiti is the first Caribbean country to flag a suspected case of Monkeypox, ever since the World Health Organization raised the alarm about outbreaks popping up around the globe. In the U.S., the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday that most of the 21 cases identified in the U.S. were among men who have sex with men who had recently traveled abroad.

Relative to the Haiti suspected case, Dr. Lauré Adrien, director general of Haiti's Public Health Ministry, said on Tuesday that the suspected case was discovered on May 27, after a patient presented themselves to a health facility in Saint Marc.

Dr. Samson Marseille, director of the Department of Epidemiology in Haiti, told the press that the individual was tested and was awaiting results from the National Public Health Laboratory.

Due to the nature of the tests that need to be conducted, specimens from the patient had to be transferred to a lab in the United States, and Haitian authorities say that they do not currently know exactly when the results will be returned.

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Haiti investigating a suspected case of monkeypox

June 1, 2022 | 3:01 pm

Port-au-Prince. Haitian health authorities reported today that they are investigating a suspected case of monkeypox, which, if confirmed, would be the first in the country.

The case was detected in Saint-Marc, about 85 kilometers northwest of Port-au-Prince, on May 27, the director of the Department of Epidemiology, Laboratories and Research of the Ministry of Public Health, Samson Marseille, told Le Nouvelliste newspaper.

Samples taken from that patient have been sent to a laboratory in the United States, and the date on which the results will be known is still unknown.

Dr. Marseille said an alert was received about another possible case in Cap-Haitien (north). Still, the health workers who treated the patient believe that it is considered a case of sarcoptosis, a disease similar to scabies, because he lives in an area with an incidence of that ailment.

However, health authorities are contacting this patient if an investigation is necessary, added the Epidemiology director.

https://dominicantoday.com/dr/world/2022/06/01/haiti-investigating-a-suspected-case-of-monkeypox/

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Haiti/Health: the MSPP finally publishes the result of the analysis of the specimen relating to the suspected case of monkey pox in the Artibonite

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The results of the analysis of the specimens sent to the United States, in particular that which was investigated in the department of Artibonite, came back negative inform the health authorities specifying that the cases identified in Haiti are not confirmed cases, but suspected cases of monkeypox.

These were detected in time, then investigated to achieve results, as part of surveillance and investigation work, according to the director of the National Public Health Laboratory, Doctor Jacques Boncy, in an interview. granted to the newspaper Le Nouvelliste.

The analysis of the specimens was carried out in the United States of America since the National Public Health Laboratory is not able to do the necessary analyzes in Haiti.

The Ministry of Public Health and Population promises to continue monitoring and testing all suspected cases of monkeypox in the country while calling on the population to be vigilant.

https://lefiletinfo.com/haiti-sante-le-mspp-publie-finalement-le-resultat-de-lanalyse-du-specimen-relatif-au-cas-suspect-de-variole-du-singe-dans-lartibonite/

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Haiti - Monkeypox: The Ministry raises the alert level in the country

07/21/2022 09:25:39

Haiti - Monkey Pox : The Ministry raises the level of alert in the country In his press release #1, of July 19, 2022, Dr. Alex Larsen, Minister of Public Health advises the population that he has raised the alert level in Haiti, following the confirmation of several cases of monkeypox (Monkeypox) in the Caribbean: Dominican Republic (2 cases), Jamaica (1 case), Barbados (1 case).

14,500 cases of monkey pox in humans have been reported so far in 70 countries (source WHO) “[…] Haiti has not observed any cases of this disease and the risk of infection is low. However, a healthy person can be infected with the virus responsible for monkeypox when they come into close contact with an affected person or via the environment contaminated by the patient [bedding, clothes, dishes, bath linen, etc.]

The Ministry wishes to reassure the public about the suspected cases reported in Haiti. They all tested negative. It is likely that more suspected cases will be reported in the coming days as the surveillance system has been activated to detect them. Specimens for all these cases will be tested at the National Public Health Laboratory for confirmation. .

Ministry technicians work with international partners to better understand the modes of transmission of this disease and prevent its introduction and spread in Haiti. Common signs and symptoms of monkeypox are fever, headache, muscle aches, exhaustion, swollen lymph nodes, and a rash. The incubation period is normally 6 to 13 days, but can be up to 21 days.

It is recommended that the entire population monitor these symptoms. Anyone who may have been in contact with someone who is infected, who is not feeling well, or who has symptoms suggestive of monkeypox should limit their contact with others and report their symptoms to a health care provider.

Healthcare providers are urged to be extra vigilant and closely monitor patients with symptoms consistent with monkeypox, even if they present with an atypical clinical picture, whether or not they have reported travel […] »

HL/ HaitiLibre

https://www.haitilibre.com/article-37204-haiti-variole-du-singe-le-ministere-releve-le-niveau-d-alerte-au-pays.html

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iciHaiti - Health: Monkeypox, situation in Haiti

08/22/2022 09:57:04

iciHaiti - Health : Monkey pox, situation in Haiti In its latest report dated August 9, 2022, the Ministry of Public Health draws up a surveillance report on monkey pox (Monkeypox virus) by departments in Haiti.

Report by department for Haiti:

Artibonite:
5 reported and verified cases, 2 suspected cases, 0 confirmed cases;

Center:
1 reported and verified case, 0 suspected case, 0 confirmed case;

Northeast:
1 reported and verified case, 1 suspected case, 0 confirmed case;

South:
1 case reported and verified 1 suspected case, 0 confirmed case;

Grand'Anse, Nippes, North, North-West, West and South-East:
0 cases reported

Total: 8 cases reported and verified, 3 suspected cases, 0 confirmed cases.

IH/ iciHaiti

https://www.icihaiti.com/article-374...-en-haiti.html


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Ministry of Public Health and Population
August 20 at 9:26 p.m ·

The MSPP, via the #DELR , keeps you informed of the evolution of Monkey Pox around the world and especially in Haiti.
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