Volume 17, Number 11—November 2011
THEME ISSUE
CHOLERA IN HAITI
Dispatch
Travel Health Alert Notices and Haiti Cholera Outbreak, Florida, USA, 2011
Monica U. Selent1
, Amanda McWhorter, Valery M. Beau De Rochars, Rebecca Myers, David W. Hunter, Clive M. Brown, Nicole J. Cohen, Noelle A. Molinari, Kirsten Warwar, Danisha Robbins, Katherine E. Heiman, Anna E. Newton, Ann Schmitz, Michael J. Oraze, and Nina Marano
, Amanda McWhorter, Valery M. Beau De Rochars, Rebecca Myers, David W. Hunter, Clive M. Brown, Nicole J. Cohen, Noelle A. Molinari, Kirsten Warwar, Danisha Robbins, Katherine E. Heiman, Anna E. Newton, Ann Schmitz, Michael J. Oraze, and Nina Marano
Table
T-HAN survey of 1,348 travelers from Haiti at the Miami International Airport, Florida, USA, January 10–11, 2011*
| Characteristic | No. (%) |
|---|---|
| Total travelers surveyed | 882 (65) |
| Male travelers surveyed | 504 (57) |
| Survey responses | |
| Received T-HAN | 664 (75) |
| Read T-HAN | 245 (28) |
| Reported need for cholera information | 458 (52) |
| Trip originated from United States | 675 (77) |
| Likelihood of seeking care if diarrhea developed in next 5 d | |
| Likely | 693 (79) |
| Uncertain | 97 (11) |
| Not likely | 89 (10) |
*T-HAN, travel health alert notice.
1Current affiliation: Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, USA.
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