Georgianne Nienaber: New Haiti Cholera Warning, Vaccine Questions, and “Squatters” Vulnerable: “ While all eyes were on Sarah Palin’s visit to Haiti this weekend, Dr. Jocelyne Pierre Louis, Director of Haiti’s Department of Public Health and Population (MSPP) predicted a new outbreak of the cholera epidemic, particularly in Port-au-Prince and the Metropolitan Region due to …
Cholera strain tied to South Asia HMS researchers aid effort to trace the origin of the outbreak A team of researchers from Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital, and the biotechnology company Pacific Biosciences, with colleagues from Haiti, has determined that the strain of cholera erupting in Haiti matches bacterial …
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Haiti erupts in riots as supporters of Michel Martelly protest: Outbreak of gunfire in Port-au-Prince follows disputed election results that push presidential candidate Martelly into third place. Gunfire in the centre of Port-au-Prince has left at least one person dead as violent disputes over the conduct of the presidential election continue to grip Haiti. Election officials …
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Sarah Palin visits crisis-hit Haiti: Sarah Palin says residents of refugee camp ‘are so full of joy’, during visit tightly stage-managed by Christian relief group. Earthquake. Cholera. Political strife. And now Sarah Palin. The former US vice-presidential candidate is visiting Haiti’s refugee camps on a mission variously described as bringing great comfort to the people …
The death toll from a cholera outbreak in Haiti has leapt past 250. More than 3,000 people are infected, said Gabriel Thimote, director general of Haiti’s health department. Five cases of cholera were detected in the capital, Port-au-Prince, but UN officials said the patients had been quickly diagnosed and isolated. Officials say the disease is …
