Cholera epidemic in Haiti, More than 150 dead in 72 hours

The authorities in Port-au-Prince declared a state of health emergency in the face of the spread of cholera. According to the budget of local authorities, the epidemic has caused, in just 72 hours, killing at least 150 people and about 1,600 cases of infection. “This is the most dangerous strain, the type 01″, announced Minister of Health of Haiti, Alex Larsen, thus confirming the presence of the disease on the island, already sorely tried by the earthquake of 12 January. Even the

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