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Cholera Outbreak In Haiti Shows 'Slight Slowing,' But Experts Say Interventions Should Continue
Nearly 300 people have died from cholera and 3,612 diagnosed in Haiti's week-old epidemic, Reuters reports, citing numbers from Haitian health authorities. The news service reports that "the U.N., the [Haitian] government, and its foreign aid partners are expecting the disease to spread further in its epidemic phase. They have launched a combined treatment, containment and prevention strategy for the whole country."
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