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APHIS turns attention to swine fever after months of battling avian flu

By News Desk on June 21, 2022

USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is launching new efforts to help prevent the introduction and spread of African swine fever in the U.S. Through an outreach and awareness campaign called “Protect Our…

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African Swine Fever spreads to Haiti

By News Desk on September 22, 2021

The Chief Veterinary Officer in Haiti on Sept. 20 reported a positive case of African swine fever (ASF) to the World Organisation for Animal Health. The sample was collected from a pig in a province…

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Nepal Likely Source of Haiti's Cholera Outbreak

By Helena Bottemiller on August 29, 2011

United Nations peacekeepers from Nepal likely did bring cholera into Haiti in the wake of the devastating earthquake last year, according to a new study published this week in mBio, a journal of the…

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Many Factors Led to Haiti Cholera Epidemic

By Gretchen Goetz on May 10, 2011

In the search for the cause of Haiti’s recent cholera outbreak, which has claimed more than 4,500 lives and sickened 300,000 people, the finger of blame cannot be pointed at a single source, says a…

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Rice Farmers in Haiti Fear Cholera Contamination

By Helena Bottemiller on December 31, 2010

The rice harvest in northwestern Haiti is likely to suffer over widespread fear among farmers about cholera contamination, the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization announced this week.

Haiti’s cholera outbreak, which has sickened almost 150,000…

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Cholera Outbreak in Haiti Likely from UN Troops

By Helena Bottemiller on December 9, 2010

Speculation that United Nation Nepalese peacekeepers brought Cholera to earthquake-ravaged Haiti gained some legitimacy this week.  French epidemiologist Renaud Piarroux conducted an evaluation of the outbreak and concluded that the outbreak, which has killed at…

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Cholera Spreading Faster Than Anticipated

By Helena Bottemiller on November 24, 2010

The cholera epidemic in Haiti is spreading faster than public health agencies originally estimated, the senior United Nations official said on Tuesday.

In a few short weeks since the outbreak began, 1,344 people have lost…

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Cholera Case Identified in Florida

By News Desk on November 19, 2010

A woman who recently returned to Florida from Haiti has a laboratory-confirmed case of cholera, Florida Department of Health (FDOH) officials announced Thursday.

“We are working with our health care partners to ensure appropriate care…

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Using the Sun to Make Water Safe to Drink

By Gretchen Goetz on November 17, 2010

In 2001, Bob Dell left his career as a water treatment scientist to volunteer for children affected by AIDS in Africa.  But when he followed a group of Ugandan children to their local water source…

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Cholera Outbreak Reaches Port-au-Prince

By News Desk on November 10, 2010

Cholera has reached Port-au-Prince, the Haitian health ministry reported Tuesday.

The first confirmed case of Cholera in the country’s capital city was a 3-year-old boy who the ministry said had no contact with anyone to…

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