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Alternative Title:
Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:
Jenson, Deborah ; Szabo, Victoria
Jenson, Deborah ; Szabo, Victoria Less -
Corporate Authors:
Duke FHI Haiti Humanities Laboratory Student Research Team
Description:
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.
Subject:
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Bacteria
Cholera
Colonialism
Epidemic
Historical Review
History, 19th Century
Humans
Journalism
Military
Nineteenth Century
Slavery
Vibrio Cholerae
Cholera

Source:
Emerg Infect Dis. 17(11):2130-2135.
Document Type:
Journal Article
Place as Subject:
Caribbean Region ; Cuba ; Haiti ; Jamaica
Caribbean Region ; Cuba ; Haiti ; Jamaica Less -
Collection(s):
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Main Document Checksum:
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urn:sha256:28ecf5c1f92d707608471b5b5172fa7d88254e63fc0df7affa7a70eff716225f
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