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Scientists track source of Haitian cholera outbreak
Employing technology that reads the entire DNA code, researchers led by the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) and the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) have pinpointed the source of a cholera outbreak in ...
Aug 23, 2011 |
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Study suggests UN force brought cholera to Haiti
(AP) -- Evidence "strongly suggests" that a United Nations peacekeeping mission brought a cholera strain to Haiti that has killed thousands of people, a study by a team of epidemiologists and physicians says.
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Jun 30, 2011 |
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Seven cholera deaths in Dominican Republic
A cholera outbreak has killed seven people and infected nearly 650 in the Dominican Republic, a Caribbean country bordering Haiti, where the illness has claimed 4,500 lives in the past five months, officials said Friday.
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Mar 25, 2011 |
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Current projections greatly underestimate impact of Haitian cholera epidemic: study
Current projections regarding the eventual size and extent of the cholera epidemic in Haiti may greatly underestimate the potential number of cases, according to a report that will appear in The Lancet and has been releas ...
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Mar 15, 2011 |
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Cholera outbreak kills 20 in Somali capital
(AP) -- Doctors say a cholera outbreak in Somalia's war-ravaged capital has killed more than 20 people.
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Mar 12, 2011 |
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Strategy may help stem tide of cholera in Haiti: study
A new study by a U of T professor and colleagues outlines the path of the cholera outbreak in Haiti and identifies immediate strategies for controlling the epidemic.
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Mar 08, 2011 |
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UN: Cholera eases in Haiti but rural deaths high
(AP) -- Haiti's cholera outbreak appears to be diminishing nationwide but the death rate in rural areas remains alarmingly high, the United Nations said Friday.
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Feb 18, 2011 |
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Cholera vaccination beneficial, post-outbreak
Researchers newly report evidence that vaccination against cholera can be beneficial even after an outbreak has begun.
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Jan 25, 2011 |
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Researchers work towards pharmacological targets for cholera
Just over a year after the earthquake in Haiti killed 222,000 people there's a new problem that is killing Haitians. A cholera outbreak has doctors in the area scrambling and the water-borne illness has already claimed 3600 ...
Jan 20, 2011 |
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Special sugar, nanoparticles combine to detect cholera toxin
A complex sugar may someday become one of the most effective weapons to stop the spread of cholera, a disease that has claimed thousands of lives in Haiti since the devastating earthquake last year.
Jan 18, 2011 |
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First Dominican cholera death suspected as cases soar
As cholera infections soar in the Dominican Republic, health authorities probed Sunday a possible first fatality from an outbreak that has killed thousands in Haiti.
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Dec 26, 2010 |
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Haiti cholera toll surpasses 2,400: ministry
Haiti's cholera death toll has jumped by some 210 people, with more than 2,400 now having succumbed to the epidemic, health officials said Wednesday, after days of hope that the outbreak had begun to taper off.
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Dec 15, 2010 |
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Cholera spreading fast throughout Haiti: US study
Cholera is spreading rapidly throughout Haiti, highlighting the need for urgent efforts to curb the epidemic, a report from the US-based Centers for Disease Control said Wednesday.
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Dec 09, 2010 |
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Haiti cholera likely from UN troops, expert says
(AP) -- A French disease expert says there is strong evidence linking U.N. peacekeepers to a cholera outbreak in Haiti that has killed more than 2,000 people.
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Dec 07, 2010 |
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Haiti's cholera death toll grows, fueling riots
(AP) -- An outbreak of cholera has killed more than 1,000 people, the Haitian government said Tuesday as it sent top officials to the country's north in hopes of quelling violent protests against U.N. peacekeepers ...
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Nov 16, 2010 |
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