Tag: Cholera
Cholera epidemic spreading in Somalia, WHO warns
by on Aug.13, 2011, under Health and Fitness
A cholera epidemic is spreading in famine-hit Somalia, with alarming numbers of cases among people driven to the capital Mogadishu by a lack of food and water, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday.
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Cholera surges in Haiti’s Central Plateau
by on Jul.09, 2011, under Health and Fitness
MIREBALAIS, Haiti — An old man with sunken cheeks is so dehydrated he must be carried down the dirt lane to a clinic where the air is thick with the odor of bleach. Minutes later, a worried father enters, carrying a two-year-old girl in a fr…
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Cholera kills 10 in central Nigeria: official
by on Jun.29, 2011, under Health and Fitness
A cholera outbreak has killed 10 people in central Nigeria's Plateau State over the past two weeks, a local health official said Wednesday.
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Cholera outbreak kills 20 in Somali capital
by on Mar.12, 2011, under Health and Fitness
Doctors say a cholera outbreak in Somalia’s war-ravaged capital has killed more than 20 people.
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Cholera causing more deaths, experts urge vaccination
by on Jan.26, 2011, under Health and Fitness
The cholera bacterium has undergone important mutations in recent years, causing longer outbreaks of the disease with increased fatalities, researchers reported on Wednesday.
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Haiti cholera toll passes 2,500
by on Dec.19, 2010, under Health and Fitness
Haiti's cholera toll has passed 2,500, official figures showed Sunday, dashing hopes the fatality rate might be beginning to taper off.
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Haiti cholera death toll passes 2,000 mark
by on Dec.06, 2010, under Health and Fitness
More than 2,000 people have died from Haiti's cholera outbreak and almost 90,000 cases have been recorded, the latest health ministry figures showed on Monday.
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Violent cholera protests spread to Haiti’s capital
by on Nov.19, 2010, under Health and Fitness
Haitians angry over the cholera epidemic ignored exhortations from health workers to stop violence that is disrupting treatment efforts, and authorities feared more unrest in the capital Friday.
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Cholera backlash fuels anti-UN protests in Haiti
by on Nov.16, 2010, under Health and Fitness
Anti-U.N. riots spread to several Haitian cities and towns, as protesters blaming a contingent of Nepalese peacekeepers for a deadly outbreak of cholera exchanged gunfire with U.N. soldiers. Protesters continued to barricade some roads on Tuesday.
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With Haiti cholera toll rising, so do appeals for aid
by on Nov.13, 2010, under Health and Fitness
With the death toll from Haiti's cholera epidemic nearing 800, international organizations have stepped up appeals for funds to bring in more doctors, medicine and water purification equipment.
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