Haiti's Cholera Could Spread to US; $164 Million Control Plan Issued

"NEW YORK -- The United Nations and its partners have finalized a $164 million plan to support the government of Haiti's response to the current cholera epidemic. To date, more than 12,000 Haitians have been hospitalized, and over 800 people have died, the UN reports.

The Cholera Inter-Sector Response Strategy for Haiti includes projects from 42 nongovernmental organizations, five United Nations agencies, and the International Organization for Migration, in support of the Ministry of Public Health and Population, which is leading the response. ...

Ezra Barzilay, an epidemiologist with the U.S. Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, told colleagues at a medical conference in Biloxi, Mississippi by phone from Haiti Thursday that U.S. health officials worry cholera could spread from Haiti to the United States, which is only two hours away by plane."

Environment News Service had the story November 12, 2010.

SEE ALSO:

"Cholera Ravaging Remote, Rural Haiti" (Toronto Globe and Mail)

"Cholera Deaths Up in Haiti, With Worst to Come" (New York Times)