Scary worst-case scenario (10,000 cholera deaths in Haiti)

[rabs]

Especially coming from the Pan-American Health Organization

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Haiti cholera epidemic could claim 10,000 lives

PORT-AU-PRINCE – Haiti's cholera outbreak could kill 10,000 people, health officials warned Wednesday, amid fears the epidemic which has claimed hundreds of lives may spill beyond the country's borders.

"Our projections show that we could have around 200,000 cases of infection in Haiti over the next six to 12 months," Pan-American Health Organization regional advisor Ciro Ugarte told AFP.
"If the fatality rate (of four to five percent) is maintained... we may have 10,000 dead," said Ugarte, stressing that would be the worst case scenario.

Isolated cholera cases have been found in the Dominican Republic -- it shares the Caribbean island of Hispaniola with Haiti -- and as far away as the southern US state of Florida, prompting local officials to take precautions.

Haiti's health ministry said Wednesday that 1,100 people have now died since cholera was first detected in the nation in late October. The number of people hospitalized also grew to a total of 18,382.

Article:

http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/sports/11/17/10/haiti-choler...

[dipsydoodle]

1. It would be a cruel twist if fate

if it were to reach Florida given that much of the aid promised by the USA appears to have been mist.

[Bacchus39]

2. see the LBN forum

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x4618608

[dipsydoodle]

3. Oh dear

:(

[Mika]

4. I posted, about a week ago, a health dept warning of some"suspected" cases.

Nov 10
Cholera warning for h/c professionals in Miami, Fl.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x9526364

Nov 11
Sshhhh. There's ch_lera in Miami. Ssshhhhhhhh!
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=433x519091

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[Judi Lynn]

5. I've been waiting, too, to see what the U.S. was going to make good on that promise.

This is obscene. It's like seeing an entire island tortured to death without having a means to stop it.

Still making them pay for daring to stand up against slavery.