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Tuesday, December 7, 2010

US : First case of cholera confirmed in Miami-Dade

An article from Miami Herald, excerpt :

" The Miami-Dade Health Department said Monday night they have confirmed their first case of cholera.

According to test results, an airline passenger who arrived on a flight to Miami International Airport on Thanksgiving evening had contracted cholera in Haiti, the department said.

The unidentified man, believed to be a doctor, arrived on an American Airlines flight from neighboring Dominican Republic. He became ill during the flight and told officials he had spent time working in Haiti. The man is recovering from the illness."

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