Authorities warn about complacency in dealing with cholera

May 15, 2013

PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti, CMC – More than 166,000 people have been registered as cholera patients in Haiti’s capital, Port au Prince, as the authorities warn against complacency ahead of the rainy season that starts in June. Coordinator for the government’s new prevention plan, Helman Ceneus, said as of May 5 this year, 166, 460 people had been registered in Port au Prince suffering from the disease, of which 1,705 had died. Cholera, a disease caused by the Vibrio cholerae bacteria, is not fatal if treated in time and can be prevented by following proper sanitary guidelines.

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