An outbreak of cholera in Haiti, the first there in over 100 years, was confirmed in October. Most of the 5,000 cases were in the Artibonite Departmente (50 miles north of Port-au-Prince). At press time, the disease had claimed 330 lives.
The January earthquake and recent hurricanes were cited as causes of the water contamination and poor sanitation that led to the outbreak.
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