PORT SALUT: Nearly a week after being devastated by a hurricane, Haiti is confronted with a growing cholera outbreak threatening to turn its disaster even more deadly. On the peninsula that forms the southern part of the country, which Hurricane Matthew shredded on Tuesday, the number of cholera cases detected is rising . The potential of a new cholera outbreak is especially alarming for Haiti, which has grappled with the disease since the aftermath of its catastrophic earthquake in 2010. Relief workers in Haiti are aware of the danger posed by cholera following the hurricane, which fouled water sources. He observed that, so far, there were relatively “very few” cholera cases being brought in.

Source: Manila Times October 11, 2016 05:15 UTC