New York, May 5 (Télam) .- The origin of the cholera outbreak that claimed the lives of about 4,500 people in Haiti due to the introduction of the bacterium the feces of Nepalese personnel of MINUSTAH base that contaminated the Artibonite River, concludes a report by the UN, according to DPA office. The report, released yesterday, recommends the UN to use appropriate fecal waste systems in its facilities to clear any pathogens and to avoid any contamination.
At the same time, stressed that the introduction of the bacteria had such an impact on the country by poor sanitation and health suffering Haiti, along with environmental and epidemiological conditions.
In this regard, notes that the outbreak was caused by the confluence of "circumstances" and that "was not the fault or deliberate action of a group or individual."
The report, conducted by a team of experts commissioned by the UN, said, "sanitary conditions in the field of Mirebalais MINUSTAH (the Nepalese base) were not sufficient to prevent faecal contamination of the Artibonite River tributary Meye.
The study confirms that the research evidence "overwhelmingly supports" the source was due to contamination of the river "as a result of human activity" with a currently active strain in South Asia.
Experts say tens of thousands of people who use the river Artibonite or Meye for washing, drinking, bathing or recreational activities were exposed to the bacteria. In addition, the water from Meye is used to irrigate much of the Artibonite River Delta.
At the same time, the report stresses that "the introduction of this strain of cholera by polluting the environment with feces could not have been the origin of this outbreak without any, at the same time, deficiencies in the system of water, sanitation and health. "
This, together with the lack of immunity of the Haitian population, the optimal environmental conditions that has the channel system and the Artibonite River delta for rapid proliferation of bacteria and the type of strain causes more severe diarrhea than others, contributed, along with other factors to the spread of the outbreak.
The report recalls that it was the first time in nearly hundred years that cholera appeared in Haiti.
Throughout the document, notes that MINUSTAH had hired an outside firm to address the fecal waste base and that the outbreak in Haiti brings to light "the risk that cholera is transmitted" when it mobilizes to aid staff in emergency cases.
"To prevent" says the report, the introduction of cholera in endemic countries of United Nations personnel and emergency equipment coming from cholera-endemic areas should receive appropriate antimicrobial prophylaxis before leaving, or being examined with a method that can confirm that no symptoms of the bacteria (Vibrio choleare "), or both."
also recommends, among other things, that to prevent bacteria contamination of the premises of the UN "should be used fecal waste treatment to inactivate pathogens. "
The UN decided to form the panel following the publication of various reports and studies that pointed to the cholera outbreak was caused by the Nepalese base of MINUSTAH, which led to attacks and protests of the Haitian people against the peacekeepers.
The first confirmed case of cholera was the October 22, 2010. The outbreak, which was fatal for 4,500 people and infected nearly 300,000, is still active in the country. (Télam)
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