It would appear that cholera has reached the Haitian capital of Port au Prince. It has been reported on the Sky News website and via Reuters that the first isolated cases have been seen in the city. It is reported that a young child of 3 years has the disease and that he had not left the city for the past year. It is reported that he is currently being treated in hospital for dehydration, vomiting and diarrhoea.
Suggestions are currently that Hurricane Tomas may have contributed to the appearance o0f the disease in the capital due to the increased flow of the Artibonite river which burst its banks at the weekend. This is one of the suspected sources of the infection. The fear voiced by Health Authorities is that the disease could now infiltrate the various camps inside the capital. A further 100 suspected cases of cholera in city residents are currently being investigated.
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