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Friday, November 12, 2010

Haiti Cholera Death Toll Reaches 800


The death toll from Haiti's cholera outbreak has soared to 800 as the quake-hit country continues to fight its second major humanitarian crisis this year.

The number of fatalities has risen steadily since the beginning of the outbreak more than three weeks ago in the impoverished Caribbean nation.

The emergency in Haiti created by the cholera epidemic is worsening, according to Ezra Barzilay, an epidemiologist at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).'

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