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November 24, 2010

Expert Warns Cholera Could Spread to 400,000 Haitians
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In news from Haiti, a top health expert has warned that as many as
400,000 Haitians may be infected with cholera over the next 12 months.
So far, the cholera epidemic has killed about 1,400 people, but some say
the tally could already be as high as 2,000. Jon Kim Andrus is the
deputy director of the Pan American Health Organization.

Jon Kim Andrus: "We need to plan for enough supplies to treat as many as
400,00 cholera cases occurring over the next 12 months. We need to plan
for up to half of those cases occurring over the next three months
because of the explosive nature of this epidemic."



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