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  PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (Reuters) - The Haitian government along with international partners including the World Health Organization launched a vaccination campaign against cholera on ...

  Haiti launches anti-cholera vaccination campaign

  on April 16, 2012 - 6:52am
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  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S.

  International groups launch Haiti cholera alliance

  on January 11, 2012 - 12:45pm
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  Does Your Blood Type Put You At Risk?

  By Dr. Carrie Jones Expert HERWriter on November 16, 2011 - 1:44pm
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  Robert Koch discovered and isolated the toxic bacterium, also known as the cholera toxin: the bacterium Vibrio cholerae.

  Cholera: Symptoms, Causes and Risks

  By EmpowHER on November 16, 2011 - 8:02am
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  GENEVA (Reuters) - Cholera has broken out in the world's largest refugee camp in Kenya, home to nearly 500,000 Somali refugees, the United Nations said on Tuesday.

  Cholera breaks out in Kenya's Dadaab refugee camp

  on November 15, 2011 - 7:40am
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  PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - The United Nations was hit with a demand for hundreds of millions of dollars in reparations Tuesday because of a year-old cholera outbreak that has killed more ...

  UN hit with cash demand over Haiti cholera outbreak

  on November 8, 2011 - 1:30pm
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  Cholera, an acute infectious disease, causes diarrhea in people. It is caused by a bacterium known as Vibrio cholerae (V. cholerae). Outbreaks of cholera have occurred for thousands of ...

  Cholera: What It Is and What To Do About It

  By Aimee Boyle on November 3, 2011 - 9:24am
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  U.S. NGO proposes cholera vaccine plan for Haiti

  on October 20, 2011 - 11:55am
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  GENEVA (Reuters) - A cholera epidemic sweeping through west and Central Africa, one of the biggest in the vast region's history, has infected more than 85,000 people, killing

  Cholera epidemic spreads in west, central Africa

  on October 11, 2011 - 7:01am
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  The key to containment in an outbreak situation is through prevention, preparedness and response, including the provision of safe water and sanitation, which is critical to reducing the ...

  Cholera: Causes, Prevention and Treatments

  By EmpowHER on October 2, 2011 - 4:53pm