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. 2021 Mar 18;13(3):505. doi: 10.3390/v13030505

Table 1.

Haïti poliovirus environmental surveillance sites evaluated during March 2017–December 2019; site details, including estimated watershed populations. Port au Prince: BNF = Bois de Neuf, BDC = Bois de Chêne, MAC = Morne à Cabri, RRD = Route Rails Diquini, CAC = Cite au Cayes, CAR = Carrefour; Gonaïves: KHF = Key Soleil Health Facility, KSB = Key Soleil Bridge, ATP = Autorité Portuaire, ALL = Avenue Leon Legros, BRA = Boulevard de l’Avenir, KHS = Key Soleil School; Saint Marc: AMA = Avenue Maurepas, HUC = Impasse Hucar, and PET = Rue Petion; Cap Haïtien: CRC = Ruelle Caporis, RPA = Ruelle Patience, GRC = Grand Rue Champin, IMP = Impasse Petion, RNB = Route National Bridge, and CMB = Rivière Commerce Bridge.

City Site Code Total Sampling Events Geographic Coordinates Estimated Watershed Population Additional Site Details
Port au Prince BNF 34 18.5815, −72.3291 347,237 * Downstream from CAC [17]
BDC 34 18.5383, −72.3539 339,624 * [17]
MAC 1 18.6611, −72.1870 Unknown † [17]
RRD 33 18.5345, −72.3843 67,320 Open canal near intersection Rue du Dr Dehoux and Harry Truman Blvd
CAC 4 18.5658, −72.3105 139,987 Upstream from BNF, open canal Saint George
CAR 4 18.5500, −72.4166 9361 Open canal Rivière Froide on Route de Rails
Gonaïves KHF 16 19.4534, −72.6900 20,749 * [17]
KSB 5 19.4575, −72.6960 82,123 * [17]
ATP 1 19.4483, −72.6963 Unknown † [17]
ALL 4 19.4422, −72.6845 10,034 Upstream from BRA, open canal near intersection of Ave Leon Legros and Ruelle Patience
BRA 31 19.4383, −72.6896 20,241 Downstream from ALL, open canal near intersection Blvd de l’Avenir and Bas Mavignole
KHS 4 19.4532, −72.6849 17,878 Upstream from KHF, open canal near intersection Avenue Roland 1 and Rue Polkos
Saint Marc AMA 19 19.1059, −72.7022 50,744 Open canal at intersection Rivière Saint Marc and Avenue Maurepas ‡
HUC 16 19.1224, −72.6978 5655 Open canal near intersection Impasse Hucar and Rue les Boutin
PET 6 19.1102, −72.6984 49,372 Open canal at intersection Rivière Saint Marc and Rue Petion ‡
Cap Haïtien CRC 21 19.7336, −72.2178 8810 Open canal along Ruelle Caporis, drains into Rivière du Haut du Cap
RPA 21 19.7383, −72.1844 22,468 Open canal along Ruelle Patience
GRC 3 19.7367, −72.2155 5455 Open canal along Grand Rue (Ruelle) Champin, drains into Rivière du Haut du Cap
IMP 5 19.7405, −72.2088 9626 Open canal along footpath south of Impasse Petion, drains into Rivière du Haut du Cap
RNB 5 19.7504, −72.2046 225,762 Site is Rivière du Haut du Cap under the Route National 3 bridge
CMB 5 19.7336, −72.1772 21,580 Open canal adjacent to the Voix Evangélique d’Haïti (4VEH) radio transmission station

* Updated from previously published figures [17]; † unknown [17]; ‡ based on satellite imagery, there is no overlap between these two tributaries of the Rivière Saint Marc that flow through the city of Saint Marc [24].