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Cholera Spreading in Haitian Capital
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A woman suffering from cholera symptoms is treated at the St. Nicholas hospital in Saint Marc, Haiti, 8 Nov. 2010.
Haitian officials say a cholera epidemic is spreading into Port-au-Prince, where health workers confirmed the first case of a person contracting the illness in the capital. Experts fear a recent hurricane may have helped spread the disease, which has killed nearly 600 people.
Haiti's health minister said Tuesday that tests confirmed that a three-year-old boy was found to be infected with cholera in a tent camp in the capital, Port-au-Prince.
Gabriel Timothee said the boy had been taken to a medical clinic last month, where he was treated for severe dehydration from vomiting and diarrhea. Officials said the case was noteworthy because the boy and his family had not left the city in recent months, and they had no contact with people traveling from other regions where cholera is known to be spreading.
The potentially fatal illness was first detected in the Artibonite region of central Haiti last month. Since then, nearly 600 people have died, and hundreds of other cases have been reported across Haiti. Scores of people have been treated for cholera symptoms in the capital, but health experts believe the individuals caught the disease elsewhere before traveling to Port-au-Prince.
Health experts say some of the main sources of cholera infection are public water supplies, such as the Artibonite river, which have been contaminated with fecal matter.
Gabriel Timothee said the boy had been taken to a medical clinic last month, where he was treated for severe dehydration from vomiting and diarrhea. Officials said the case was noteworthy because the boy and his family had not left the city in recent months, and they had no contact with people traveling from other regions where cholera is known to be spreading.
The potentially fatal illness was first detected in the Artibonite region of central Haiti last month. Since then, nearly 600 people have died, and hundreds of other cases have been reported across Haiti. Scores of people have been treated for cholera symptoms in the capital, but health experts believe the individuals caught the disease elsewhere before traveling to Port-au-Prince.
Health experts say some of the main sources of cholera infection are public water supplies, such as the Artibonite river, which have been contaminated with fecal matter.
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