Household-Level Spatiotemporal Patterns of Incidence of Cholera, Haiti, 2011

Abstract

A cholera outbreak began in Haiti during October, 2010. Spatiotemporal patterns of household-level cholera in Ouest Department showed that the initial clusters tended to follow major roadways; subsequent clusters occurred further inland. Our data highlight transmission pathway complexities and the need for case and household-level analysis to understand disease spread and optimize interventions.

Keywords

• Cholera
• bacteria
• Vibrio cholera
• Haiti
• spatiotemporal
• SaTScan