Dominican Republic investigates first suspected case of cholera
The Minister of Public Health, Daniel Rivera, confirmed that the Dominican Republic currently has a suspected case of cholera under observation and investigation.
This is a Haitian patient who came from the area where the infections are, in Port-au-Prince, who admits that she ate food, she felt bad and here in the country she began to have diarrhea.
The minister said that the epidemiological fence is immediately made and they are clinically suspected of cholera, but the patient has kidney problems and other complications.
Results are expected today.
It is a case that is imported from Haiti and the patient is in Higüey.
In the Dominican Republic, emergency plans were activated and strict controls are established at the border to prevent sick people from entering this territory.
Cholera is an infectious disease caused by a bacterium that in 2010 caused a health emergency on the island. The epidemic began in Haiti and spread to Dominican territory, where it caused more than 400 deaths.