At least 44 people killed after acute diarrhea outbreak in Haiti

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At least 44 people killed after acute diarrhea outbreak in Haiti

2010-10-22 06:47:12 GMT+7 (ICT)

PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI (BNO NEWS) -- At least 44 people have died after an acute diarrhea outbreak in the Bas Artibonite region and in Saint Marc in Haiti in the last couple of days, AHP (Haitian news agency) reported on Thursday.

As of Thursday, at least 44 people - most of them children - have died in what is being described as an outbreak of diarrhea and vomiting. Some 200 others are being treated at area hospitals with similar symptons.

Health officials have said it was too early to speak of an epidemic, but said it is not yet clear what caused the outbreak. Tests are being carried out to determine if it is cholera, typhoid or another disease.

Foreign media reports indicated that the death toll was as high as 135, but officials in Haiti did not immediately confirm that.

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