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Haiti’s Cholera Epidemic Has Reached Port-au-Prince
More than 200 people have died and some 2,600 became infected in Haiti since a cholera outbreak was first reported last week. It was believed that contamination of the Artibonite River, which crosses Haiti's rural center was at the source of the epidemic. Cholera, which is caused by a bacterial infection in the small intestines, is typically [...]