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Cholera in Haiti and other Caribbean regions, 19th century.

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Jenson, D; Szabo, V; Duke FHI Haiti Humanities Laboratory Student Research Team,
Published in: Emerging infectious diseases
November 2011

Medical journals and other sources do not show evidence that cholera occurred in Haiti before 2010, despite the devastating effect of this disease in the Caribbean region in the 19th century. Cholera occurred in Cuba in 1833-1834; in Jamaica, Cuba, Puerto Rico, St. Thomas, St. Lucia, St. Kitts, Nevis, Trinidad, the Bahamas, St. Vincent, Granada, Anguilla, St. John, Tortola, the Turks and Caicos, the Grenadines (Carriacou and Petite Martinique), and possibly Antigua in 1850-1856; and in Guadeloupe, Cuba, St. Thomas, the Dominican Republic, Dominica, Martinique, and Marie Galante in 1865-1872. Conditions associated with slavery and colonial military control were absent in independent Haiti. Clustered populations, regular influx of new persons, and close quarters of barracks living contributed to spread of cholera in other Caribbean locations. We provide historical accounts of the presence and spread of cholera epidemics in Caribbean islands.

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Emerging infectious diseases

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EISSN

1080-6059

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1080-6040

Publication Date

November 2011

Volume

17

Issue

11

Start / End Page

2130 / 2135

Related Subject Headings

  • Microbiology
  • Humans
  • History, 19th Century
  • Haiti
  • Cholera
  • Caribbean Region
  • 4203 Health services and systems
  • 4202 Epidemiology
  • 3202 Clinical sciences
  • 1117 Public Health and Health Services
 

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Jenson, D., Szabo, V., & Duke FHI Haiti Humanities Laboratory Student Research Team, . (2011). Cholera in Haiti and other Caribbean regions, 19th century. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 17(11), 2130–2135. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1711.110958
Jenson, Deborah, Victoria Szabo, and Victoria Duke FHI Haiti Humanities Laboratory Student Research Team. “Cholera in Haiti and other Caribbean regions, 19th century.Emerging Infectious Diseases 17, no. 11 (November 2011): 2130–35. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1711.110958.
Jenson D, Szabo V, Duke FHI Haiti Humanities Laboratory Student Research Team. Cholera in Haiti and other Caribbean regions, 19th century. Emerging infectious diseases. 2011 Nov;17(11):2130–5.
Jenson, Deborah, et al. “Cholera in Haiti and other Caribbean regions, 19th century.Emerging Infectious Diseases, vol. 17, no. 11, Nov. 2011, pp. 2130–35. Epmc, doi:10.3201/eid1711.110958.
Jenson D, Szabo V, Duke FHI Haiti Humanities Laboratory Student Research Team. Cholera in Haiti and other Caribbean regions, 19th century. Emerging infectious diseases. 2011 Nov;17(11):2130–2135.

Published In

Emerging infectious diseases

DOI

EISSN

1080-6059

ISSN

1080-6040

Publication Date

November 2011

Volume

17

Issue

11

Start / End Page

2130 / 2135

Related Subject Headings

  • Microbiology
  • Humans
  • History, 19th Century
  • Haiti
  • Cholera
  • Caribbean Region
  • 4203 Health services and systems
  • 4202 Epidemiology
  • 3202 Clinical sciences
  • 1117 Public Health and Health Services