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In pictures: Cholera outbreak
A cholera epidemic has claimed more than 200 lives and infected thousands of others in Haiti [AFP]
Published On 25 Oct 2010
25 Oct 2010
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Tests conducted by the World Health Organisation confirmed that the type of cholera that hit Haiti is the 01 strain which is the most deadly [AFP]
Cholera cases have been found in the capital, Port-au-Prince, and authorities fear the disease will spread into camps housing survivors of the January earth quake [AFP]
Doctors and relief groups are struggling to contain the outbreak that is deemed to be the most deadly and dangerous disease to hit Haiti [AFP]
Medical facilities in the port city of Saint Marc have been overcrowded with patients suffering from dehydration and diarrhea, which are symptoms of cholera [AFP]
The 7.0 magnitude earthquake which hit Haiti in January killed about 250,000 people and left 1.2 million others homeless [AFP]