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Lessons, scientific clues emerge from Haiti's cholera outbreak

(CIDRAP News) – The first cases in Haiti's cholera outbreak were confirmed nearly a year ago, and public health lessons from the experience and scientific clues about the Vibrio cholerae strain continue to emerge, including new details from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and its research partners.

Lisa Schnirring
 

Relief groups report rising cholera in Africa, Haiti

(CIDRAP News) – Health groups fighting cholera outbreaks in Africa and Haiti are reporting increasing numbers of cases, prompting calls for more attention and coordination from the global community.

Lisa Schnirring
 

NEWS SCAN: Sweden's H1N1 vaccine narcolepsy payout, measles update, cholera in Africa, US preparedness goal

Oct 7, 2011

 

NEWS SCAN: ECMO for severe H1N1, imported cholera, USPS anthrax response, wiping out guinea worm disease, lab seeks WHO certification

Oct 5, 2011

 

NEWS SCAN: Anthrax contract, ID vs IM flu vaccines, cholera in Haiti, measles in Somalia

Oct 3, 2011

 

NEWS SCAN: Controlling cholera in Haiti, resistance to food safety fees, EU measles update

Sep 19, 2011

 

NEWS SCAN: Lab infection probe, H5N1 in Cambodia, cholera ebb in Haiti, drug-resistant bacteria, nosocomial infections

Sep 13, 2011

 

NEWS SCAN: Food safety funding, cholera vaccine trial, low-cost infection prevention, anthrax anniversary, hantavirus in Europe

Sep 9, 2011

 

NEWS SCAN: Cholera in Africa, C diff in chicken, contaminated hospital uniforms, rural dengue, HFMD hits football team

 

Gene study links Haiti's cholera outbreak to Nepal

(CIDRAP News) – A whole-genome sequencing study of Haiti's cholera outbreak strain has produced strong evidence that United Nations peacekeepers from Nepal brought the disease into the country, according to a study published yesterday.

Lisa Schnirring
 

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