Dominican Republic - American tourists found dead in resorts, same cause of death, 2018/2019

[Inthedetails]

Stupid tourists who are determined not to let diarrhea ruin their vacation!

Including kids, who might even poop in the water and not mention it.

jmo

 

[Herat]

The CDC warning is not specific for the Domincan Republic, to be fair. So it applies to community pools, school pools, backyard pools, all kinds of swimming pools.

The Cryptosporidium protozoan was first identified in 1987 ( 30 years ago) in Carroll County GA, due to contamination of the public water supply. Patients were ill up to a month. So lack of adequate water treatment in the US is the culprit there. No need to implicate a foreign country when we can’t even clean our own water

The first swimming pool cases were identified in Milwaukee, WI in 1993, due to oocyts passing through one of the filtration systems in a sewer plant. It was thought to be aquired from Cryptosporidium in cattle, passing into the water, likely into Lake Michigan, too.

The warming goes for all public pools, essentially all over the world.

And then there is Acanthamoeba in fresh water ponds

And then there is Pseudomonas in the hot tubs

And Vibrio in the warm ocean water

And that’s just in the US.

 

[Inthedetails]

The CDC warning is not specific for the Domincan Republic, to be fair. So it applies to community pools, school pools, backyard pools, all kinds of swimming pools.

It goes for all public pools, essentially all over the world.

And then there is Acanthamoeba in fresh water ponds

And then there is Pseudomonas in the hot tubs.

And Vibrio in the warm ocean water

And that’s just in the US.

Fun, fun!

 

[mickey2942]

The CDC warning is not specific for the Domincan Republic, to be fair. So it applies to community pools, school pools, backyard pools, all kinds of swimming pools.

The Cryptosporidium protozoan was first identified in 1987 ( 30 years ago) in Carroll County GA, due to contamination of the public water supply. Patients were ill up to a month. So lack of adequate water treatment in the US is the culprit there. No need to implicate a foreign country when we can’t even clean our own water

The first swimming pool cases were identified in Milwaukee, WI in 1993, due to oocyts passing through one of the filtration systems in a sewer plant. It was thought to be aquired from Cryptosporidium in cattle, passing into the water, likely into Lake Michigan, too.

The warming goes for all public pools, essentially all over the world.

And then there is Acanthamoeba in fresh water ponds

And then there is Pseudomonas in the hot tubs

And Vibrio in the warm ocean water

And that’s just in the US.

I used to swim in Lake Michigan in the '60's, when there were tons of dead fish on the beaches, killed by toxic waste. I think I glow in the dark.

Probably increased my immunity to anything toxic. I could probably drink anything in the Dominican Republic and be perfectly fine.

 

[?mysterian?]

https://nypost.com/2019/07/03/domin...urist-death-probe-in-letter-to-chuck-schumer/

Dominican authorities welcome Sen. Schumer's call for ATF and CDC to investigate tourists' deaths - CNN

 

[PajamaSleuth]

Good to know about pool water. Though it is likely not an issue since the victims are older. (I’d think the pool would affect mostly children)

Thinking about the tainted alcohol, it seems hard to imagine so many people profiting financially — from hotel workers, medical staff, medical examiners, etc. My guess is people might be motivated by fear. Perhaps a corrupt organization / cartel / mob / gang type group is involved. Islanders would be afraid to get involved or doing anything that would call attention to them.

JMO. Speculation.

 

[JerseyGirl]

Detroit man lands in ICU after not canceling Dominican Republic trip

https://nypost.com/2019/07/09/detroit-man-lands-in-icu-after-not-canceling-dominican-republic-trip/

Alejandro “AJ” Jones wound up in intensive care after getting sick in the town of Puerto Plata,

But during his nine-day trip, Jones fell ill and the symptoms didn’t subside when he returned home. Soon, he was unable to walk and “only saw a black darkness.”

“I would get up and just fall,” he said.

Jones was rushed last month to Harper Hospital in Detroit, where he spent four days in the intensive care unit.

Doctors were unable to determine the cause of the mystery illness, but attributed it to his trip.

“My doctors said something happened over there and it took its toll,” he said.

Jones has recovered from the mystery ailment — but he’s warning others not to head to the embattled country.

 

[Inthedetails]

This link is for a case is NOT about people dying mysteriously in DR, but about a rape and assault in DR that happened last month. It appears that one guest was drugged by another guest and raped. The rapist's girlfriend then threw the victim over a balcony, according to the article. Obviously, that crime is not related to tainted alcohol, heart attacks, etc.

But....this sentence in the article stood out to me regarding what the victim experienced in DR, BBM.

"'It's a whole different country, different rules,' the woman told WABC. 'They don't care. They could have cared less if I died over there.'"
Tourist says she was raped, thrown off resort balcony in Dominican Republic

Yes, I know the crimes are different (no need to point out rape is not the same as a heart attack). But the response from DR officials seems to be the same, imo.

jmo

 

[Momof4RN]

And yet another one

Mother begs for answers after son's death in Dominican Republic

 

[Momof4RN]

28 Canadians died in the Dominican Republic this year amid concerns over American tourist deaths

 

[JerseyGirl]

and another...

A Georgia mom is raising questions after her son mysteriously died in the Dominican Republic earlier this year — and she believes there’s a connection to the recent spate of US tourist fatalities in the Caribbean nation.

Tracy Jester Jr., 31, of Henry County, flew to the country with his sister for a weekend getaway.

She talked to her son and he seemed fine, she recalled. But he did say he drank a soda that didn’t taste right, she continued. It wasn’t immediately clear where he stayed during his jaunt.

Early the next day, Jester Jr.’s sister frantically called Moore to say that her brother was struggling to breathe.

Jester Jr.’s death certificate says he died of a respiratory problem, but his mother is skeptical. Her son did not suffer from any health issues.

She called the FBI, and an investigator placed her son’s name on the growing list of American visitors who have died there in recent months.

https://nypost.com/2019/07/11/georg...nked-to-recent-dominican-republic-fatalities/

 

[roche.analisa]

And yet another one

Mother begs for answers after son's death in Dominican Republic

Says he drank a soda that didn't taste right and then couldn't breathe in the middle of the night and died of respiratory failure. Hm.

 

[mickey2942]

Says he drank a soda that didn't taste right and then couldn't breathe in the middle of the night and died of respiratory failure. Hm.

Must be another "heart attack".

 

[Sherlockhemlock]

Must be another "heart attack".

Anyone else getting a “Burke and Hare” feeling about all these deaths?

 

[Inthedetails]

Anyone else getting a “Burke and Hare” feeling about all these deaths?

I had to look up Burke and Hare. Now that I know what that reference means, I can say I don't think there deaths in the DR are for anything like that. The DR deaths are not deliberate, imo, but any cover-up is. Jmo.

 

[YESorNO]

and another...

A Georgia mom is raising questions after her son mysteriously died in the Dominican Republic earlier this year — and she believes there’s a connection to the recent spate of US tourist fatalities in the Caribbean nation.

Tracy Jester Jr., 31, of Henry County, flew to the country with his sister for a weekend getaway.

She talked to her son and he seemed fine, she recalled. But he did say he drank a soda that didn’t taste right, she continued. It wasn’t immediately clear where he stayed during his jaunt.

Early the next day, Jester Jr.’s sister frantically called Moore to say that her brother was struggling to breathe.

Jester Jr.’s death certificate says he died of a respiratory problem, but his mother is skeptical. Her son did not suffer from any health issues.

She called the FBI, and an investigator placed her son’s name on the growing list of American visitors who have died there in recent months.

https://nypost.com/2019/07/11/georg...nked-to-recent-dominican-republic-fatalities/

(Tracy Jester Jr. /Facebook)

 

[AmandaSkis]

Not Dominican Republic but Costa Rica:

Alcohol tainted with methanol suspected of killing at least 19 people in Costa Rica

 

[?mysterian?]

Says he drank a soda that didn't taste right and then couldn't breathe in the middle of the night and died of respiratory failure. Hm.

I wonder how the investigation is proceeding.

Just jumping off your post and thinking about additional questions that keep popping up(instead of being answered), if the soda didn't taste right, is it because the product was contaminated by something? How was the soda packaged--in a can where contaminant residue could be present on the exterior of the can, then when the can is opened, the contaminant is ingested as the soda is consumed?

Idk, something is definitely going on, and the lack of information on the progress of the investigation is concerning, IMO.

 

[JerseyGirl]

The Chief of Staff of the Dominican Republic's Ministry of Tourism explained that semi-annual hotel, food and beverage inspections will be changed to quarterly inspections.

Along with the increased attention to hotel operations, each hotel in the Dominican Republic will be required to stock guest rooms with emergency cards. Each card will have the contact information for 911, tourist police services and embassies.

The changes are intended to increase tourist safety and ensure tourists feel they're safe in their travels.

Dominican Republic announces new safety measures after 10 American deaths, alleged tourist beating

 

[mlw987m]

"'It's a whole different country, different rules,' the woman told WABC. 'They don't care. They could have cared less if I died over there.'"
Tourist says she was raped, thrown off resort balcony in Dominican Republic

THAT is exactly their mindset - they do not care, because that is the way it has always been.