Haiti sees 800 new cholera cases after hurricane
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By AFP 45 mins ago in World
Haiti recorded nearly 800 cases of cholera the week after it was ravaged by Hurricane Matthew, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Wednesday, as health officials grapple to contain the disease.
There had been previous indications that Matthew triggered a surge in new cases but conclusively testing samples had been difficult in the aftermath of the storm, WHO's representative in Haiti, Jean-Luc Poncelet told reporters in Geneva.
With the testing system operational again, health officials have confirmed "the majority of suspected cases," Poncelet said.
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