Haiti still recorded over 1,100 cholera cases a week in 2013
Since the outbreak of cholera began in Haiti in October 2010, months after the devastating 7.0 magnitude earthquake hit the Caribbean country, amazingly, Haiti is still recording over 1,100 cholera cases per week, More...
PAHO issues cholera update for Haiti, Dominican Republic and Cuba
The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) recently released an Epidemiological Update for cholera in the Caribbean region, covering Haiti, the Dominican Republic and Cuba. Image/CIA According to the report, in More...
The CDC advises ‘practicing usual precautions’ to prevent cholera if traveling to Hispaniola
The cholera outbreaks in Haiti and the Dominican Republic have been ongoing since the fall of 2010 resulting in thousands of deaths and hundreds of thousands of cases, according to a CDC travel notice today. Image/CIA In More...
CDC advises travelers to the Dominican Republic
Image/CIA Due to the ongoing cholera outbreak in the Dominican Republic, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is advising travelers to the island nation on how to protect themselves from getting More...