Haiti cholera cases down in 2014
The cholera epidemic that began in October 2010 on the Caribbean island of Haiti, several months after the massive earthquake, has accounted for greater than 700,000 cases and 8,500 deaths as of March 10, according More...
Chikungunya: More than 2,800 confirmed cases in the Caribbean, over 10,000 suspected
The mosquito borne outbreak of chikungunya in the Caribbean, which began in early December 2013 on the island of St. Martin, and more recently in South America, continues to mount according to the latest numbers More...
Chikungunya confirmed cases increase by nearly 400, suspected cases almost 8,000
Although no new countries or islands were affected by the chikungunya virus in the Caribbean and South America, the number of confirmed/probable an suspected cases increase by a not insignificant number, according More...
Chikungunya outbreak grows by another 300 cases, first cases reported in South America
The outbreak of chikungunya continues it’s trek through the Caribbean as the region has confirmed another 293 cases during the past week, while suspected cases near 6,000, according to a European Centre of More...
Canada health officials issue travel warning over chikungunya outbreak in the Caribbean
With the Caribbean chikungunya outbreak topping 2,000 confirmed and probable cases late last week, The Public Health Agency of Canada has issued a travel advisory Tuesday for Canadians heading to the islands. Image/CDC Health More...
Anguilla records four new chikungunya cases
The British territory just north of the chikungunya epicenter in the Caribbean, St. Martin, has recorded four additional cases of the mosquito borne virus, according to an Anguilla News report Tuesday. This brings More...
Chikungunya outbreak continues to grow as Caribbean case count nears 1,500
Since the chikungunya virus first made it’s appearance in the Western Hemisphere in early December on the Caribbean island of Saint Martin, the outbreak has continued to grow and spread throughout many parts More...
Chikungunya in the Caribbean: 247 new cases reported last week of January
The chikungunya outbreak in the Caribbean has grown by another 247 cases during the last week of January, according to the latest data from the European Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (ECDC) released More...
Chikungunya in the Caribbean: Eight cases confirmed in Saint Barthelemy
In a follow-up to a report Sunday, where there was 11 suspected cases of the mosquito borne virus, chikungunya, the Regional Agency for Health (ARS) is now reporting eight confirmed cases in the Territorial More...
Chikungunya outbreak in the Caribbean grows to 71 confirmed cases
Following reports of the emergence of the chikungunya virus in the Western Hemisphere earlier this month when two locally acquired cases were confirmed on the French Caribbean island of Saint Martin, the beginning More...
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...
Chikungunya outbreak grows to 26 confirmed cases on St. Martin
Local health authorities of the French Caribbean Islands reported 26 confirmed and 12 probable autochthonous, or locally acquired, cases of chikungunya on the island of Saint Martin, according to a European Centre More...
Nepal government rejects blame for Haiti cholera epidemic
Cholera was not seen on the Caribbean island of Haiti for a century, and then the massive 7.0 magnitude earthquake hit the country in Jan. 2010. Vibrio choleraeImage/CDC/ Janice Carr Months later arrived UN peacekeepers More...
Chikungunya in the Western Hemisphere: An interview with a CDC expert
With the recent report of local transmission of Chikungunya virus on the island of St. Martin in the Caribbean, the first such cases in the Western Hemisphere, I sought out an expert on the topic from the Centers More...
4 women dead as boat with immigrants from Haiti, Jamaica capsizes off of Florida
At least four women died when a boat capsized early Wednesday off the coast of South Florida, U.S. Coast Guard officials said. “Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family and friends of the deceased,” 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...
Yale researcher discusses Haiti cholera outbreak and link to UN peacekeepers
Earlier this month, researchers from Yale University released a report detailing the legal and medical reasons why the United Nations (UN) should been be held responsible for this cholera tragedy in Haiti. Haiti More...
Dr Susan MacManus talks politics and election 2014, Dr Chan explains UN ties to Haiti cholera epidemic and Tampa Comic Con detailed
AUGUST 17 Our guests include: Susan MacManus, Ph.D., Distinguished University Professor, Department of Government and International Affairs, University of South Florida to discuss topics related to US politics Rosalyn More...
Yale Law report: UN should be held accountable for Haiti cholera outbreak
In a report published Tuesday by The Transnational Development Clinic and The Global Health Justice Partnership of Yale law school and L’Association Haïtienne de Droit de l’Environnement, researchers say More...
Haiti closing in on the elimination of mosquito borne parasite
Health experts says they are getting closer to the elimination of lymphatic filariasis in the Caribbean country of Haiti, according to a CDC press release. Haiti Image/CIA Haiti, in conjunction with several public More...
