Haiti cholera mutations could lead to more severe disease: Strain is evolving to be more like virulent 1800s cholera
The cholera strain that transferred to Haiti in 2010 has multiple toxin gene mutations that may account for the severity of disease and is evolving to be more like an 1800s version of cholera, reports a new Northwestern Medicine ...
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Apr 16, 2013 |
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UN rejects Haiti cholera damages claim
The United Nations on Thursday formally rejected a multi-billion-dollar damages claim for a cholera epidemic in Haiti that has been widely blamed on UN peacekeepers.
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Feb 21, 2013 |
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Trends presented from two years of haiti cholera epidemic
(HealthDay)—During the first two years of the cholera epidemic in Haiti, the cumulative attack rate was 6.1 percent, with a consistent downward trend seen in cumulative case fatality rates, according to ...
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Jan 10, 2013 |
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UN chief names special advisor for Haiti cholera
The UN chief on Friday named a US health expert as special advisor in fighting Haiti's cholera epidemic, which has claimed more than 7,750 lives and is widely blamed on UN peacekeepers.
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Dec 29, 2012 |
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UN launches major cholera appeal for Haiti
The United Nations on Tuesday launched a $2.2 billion appeal for a campaign to halt a cholera epidemic in Haiti, widely blamed on UN peacekeepers, which has killed more than 7,750 people.
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Dec 12, 2012 |
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A plan to stop cholera's spread: Professor proposes antibiotics for relief workers to prevent outbreaks
A Harvard medical specialist suggested Monday that relief workers and peacekeepers from cholera-endemic countries should be treated with antibiotics before they serve in other nations, to avoid repeating ...
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Oct 24, 2012 |
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Sierra Leone cholera epidemic claims 255 lives, says UN
The cholera epidemic in Sierra Leone, the worst oubreak of the waterborne disease there in 15 years, has now claimed 255 lives, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Tuesday.
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Sep 11, 2012 |
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Sierra Leone cholera death toll rises to 244
A cholera epidemic in Sierra Leone which was declared a national emergency in mid-August has claimed 244 lives and affected 14,521 people, said a statement from a special cholera task force Monday.
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Sep 03, 2012 |
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Embattled Sahel facing deadly cholera outbreak
The conflict in Mali could turn a cholera outbreak that has already killed 60 people in the Sahel this year into a serious regional epidemic, the UN children's agency said Tuesday.
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Jul 10, 2012 |
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Urgent action needed fight cholera in Haiti: aid group
Global and local health authorities are not doing enough to fight a cholera outbreak that continues to claim lives in Haiti, Doctors Without Borders said Thursday.
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Jun 15, 2012 |
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New study: Cholera in Haiti tracked more rapidly by social media than traditional methods
Internet-based news and Twitter feeds were faster than traditional sources at detecting the onset and progression of the cholera epidemic in post-earthquake Haiti that has already killed more than 6500 people and sickened ...
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Jan 09, 2012 |
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500,000 cholera cases expected in Haiti by end 2011: WHO
The World Health Organisation on Friday said the number of cholera cases in Haiti was expected to reach 500,000 by the end of the year.
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Oct 21, 2011 |
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Haiti to test cholera vaccine
Haiti's health ministry is preparing to test a cholera vaccine on a hundred people, a year after an epidemic killed over 6,500 people, officials said Wednesday.
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Oct 19, 2011 |
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West, central Africa in one of worst cholera epidemics: UN
The west and central Africa region is facing one of the worst cholera epidemics in its history, with over 85,000 cases reported leading to 2,466 deaths this year, the UN children's agency warned Tuesday.
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Oct 11, 2011 |
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Cholera epidemic spreads in Central African Republic
A cholera epidemic in the Central African Republic has claimed 16 victims, a health ministry spokesman said Saturday, as another source said it had reached the capital.
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Oct 08, 2011 |
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