“Ministry of Health confirms 16 positive cases of cholera in Barahona” | Daily List

The Ministry of Public Health confirmed that 16 cases of cholera have been reported in the Barahona province, 14 of which are Haitian and 2 Dominican.

The entity said via a press release that the analysis of patients They had diarrhea outbreaks and tested positive..

In view of this, he said that the affected persons were treated at the Jaime Motta Hospital and sent to their homes.

Results were received and people were treated at the above hospitals and sent home.

Likewise, they stated that the outbreak of acute diarrhea affecting the residents of La Cienega in the above-mentioned department was due to Drinking contaminated water.

In this sense, the Minister of Health Daniel Rivera ordered the intervention and reinforcement of the area and the permanent monitoring of patients treated in the primary care ward of La Cienega and the Jaime Mota Hospital of Barahona .

The agency said it has implemented a plan that includes the erection of epidemiological fences in community areas where diarrhea cases have been confirmed.

To this end, technicians carried out activities such as cholera vaccination, hydration, drug treatment, and distribution of prevention advice leaflets. About diarrhea, cholera, gastrointestinal problems and other conditions.

Meanwhile, with the assistance of the National Institute of Drinking Water and Sewerage (Inapa), they have been distributing properly chlorinated water in communities for domestic use, placing water tanks at different strategic locations for the convenience of housewives.

According to the Ministry of Health, Inapa has begun work on the renovation of different pipelines that recently collapsed due to the collapse of a section of the San Rafael Aqueduct that supplies water to the population, all caused by heavy downpours recorded in the region .

Among the reported cases, patients had comorbidities such as hypertension, diabetes, hepatitis C, pneumonia, chronic renal failure, and HIV.