A cholera outbreak in Haiti has killed more than 200 people, officials say.
More than 2,500 people in a region to the north of the capital Port-au-Prince are being treated for the illness, which causes diarrhoea, acute fever, vomiting and severe dehydration.
There are fears the outbreak could reach camps housing the survivors of January's quake in Port-au-Prince.
Medics also say the neighbouring Dominican Republic should be alert to the risk of cholera.
Officials believe the cholera outbreak was caused by people drinking infected water from the Artibonite river.
link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-11612529
More than 2,500 people in a region to the north of the capital Port-au-Prince are being treated for the illness, which causes diarrhoea, acute fever, vomiting and severe dehydration.
There are fears the outbreak could reach camps housing the survivors of January's quake in Port-au-Prince.
Medics also say the neighbouring Dominican Republic should be alert to the risk of cholera.
Officials believe the cholera outbreak was caused by people drinking infected water from the Artibonite river.
link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-11612529
