Mosquitoborne infections after Hurricane Jeanne, Haiti, 2004

Emerg Infect Dis. 2007 Feb;13(2):308-10. doi: 10.3201/eid1302.061134.

Abstract

After Hurricane Jeanne in September 2004, surveillance for mosquitoborne diseases in Gonaïves, Haiti, identified 3 patients with malaria, 2 with acute dengue infections, and 2 with acute West Nile virus infections among 116 febrile patients. These are the first reported human West Nile virus infections on the island of Hispaniola.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Animals
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Culicidae
  • Dengue / epidemiology*
  • Disasters*
  • Female
  • Haiti / epidemiology
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Malaria, Falciparum / epidemiology*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Population Surveillance
  • West Nile Fever / epidemiology*