First Cholera Case Reported in S. Florida
A traveler from Haiti, a Collier County woman, has arrived in South Florida with cholera, the Florida Department of Health confirmed on Wednesday. The woman had been visiting family in Haiti and more suspected cases in other areas of Florida are being investigated.
Tomas Spares Haiti as Cholera Deaths Mount
Haiti was spared a direct hit by Hurricane Tomas which did minimal damage to that country’s earthquake-ravaged capital, but another major catastrophe looms, as more and more people die from the outbreak of cholera that began on October 20, north of the capital, Port-au-Prince.
Haiti Hit with Cholera Outbreak, At Least 138 Dead
Health officials in Haiti are scrambling to connect the dots as a fast-moving cholera outbreak north of the Haitian capital has already claimed the lives of at least 138 people. Another 1,526 cases are also part of the outbreak.
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