Haitian cholera catches an illness the number of people tops 500 000 at the end of the year

Haitian cholera catches an illness the number of people tops 500,000 at the end of the year
Haitian cholera catches an illness the number of people tops 500,000 at the end of the year
World Health Organization release the intersection of Haiti and epidemic situation, predict, influenced by hurricane in Geneva 21 day, Haiti is infected with the number of people of cholera and increased notably, and will top 500,000 at the end of 2011. Haitian cholera catches an illness the number of people rises again in September after gliding August of this year. Among them, southern province and Nicaragua wear the province to increase notably, the northern provinces and capital Port-au-Princes increase to a certain degree. It is expressed very at the news conference that the inferior sand Ray of gram links in the tower of spokesman of WHO, come with the season of occuring frequently of hurricane, the possibility that Haiti suffers the floods is increasing, the floods will offer for cholera and propagate the environment. WHO's data reveal, by October 9, nearly 470,000 people are infected with cholera in Haiti, among them about 250,000 people are hospitalized for treatment, 6595 people die. WHO calls upon the international community to pay close attention to the recent Haitian epidemic situation tendency, and give aid actively. (Yang Wang Zhao Liu)


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