title: A cluster of acute diarrhea suspected to be cholera in French travelers in Haiti, December 2010.
abstract: A cluster of 21 cases of watery diarrhea suspected to be cholera that involved French military policemen and young volunteers occurring in the context of the Haiti cholera outbreak is described. The attack rate (AR) was higher among young volunteers (71.4%) than among policemen (15.3%) (p < 0.0001). There was a significant association between raw vegetables consumption and watery diarrhea in the young volunteer group. If we consider the raw vegetables consumers only, AR was lower among doxycycline-exposed subjects (relative risk: 0.2; 95% confidence interval: 0.1-0.4). The main aspect that is of scientific interest is the potential prophylactic effect of doxycycline used for malaria prophylaxis on the watery diarrhea AR.
authors.affiliation: Centre d'Épidémiologie et de Santé Publique des Armées, Saint Mandé, France. rachel.cheymol@wanadoo.fr
authors.forename: Rachel
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Haus-Cheymol
authors.forename: Rafaëlle
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Theodose
authors.forename: Marie Laure
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Quilici
authors.forename: Gérard
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Chevallier
authors.forename: Bernard
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Liautaud
authors.forename: Fathi
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ktari
authors.forename: Joseph
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Garcia
authors.forename: Franck
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: de Laval
authors.forename: René
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Migliani
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000962:Antimalarials / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002771:Cholera / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D004318:Doxycycline / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005517:Foodborne Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D005602:France / Q000453:epidemiology; D006205:Haiti; D006801:Humans; D016495:Police; D012066:Relief Work; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014195:Travel; D014838:Volunteers; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000962:Antimalarials; D004318:Doxycycline