Seroprevalence of Vibrio cholerae in Adults, Haiti, 2017

Emerg Infect Dis. 2023 Sep;29(9):1929-1932. doi: 10.3201/eid2909.230401.

Abstract

In Haiti in 2017, the prevalence of serum vibriocidal antibody titers against Vibrio cholerae serogroup O1 among adults was 12.4% in Cerca-la-Source and 9.54% in Mirebalais, suggesting a high recent prevalence of infection. Improved surveillance programs to monitor cholera and guide public health interventions in Haiti are necessary.

Keywords: Haiti; Vibrio cholerae; antibodies; cholera; dried blood spots; seroepidemiology; vaccine-preventable diseases; viruses.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Cholera* / epidemiology
  • Haiti / epidemiology
  • Humans
  • Public Health
  • Seroepidemiologic Studies
  • Vibrio cholerae O1*