Washington: Cholera is spreading rapidly throughout Haiti, highlighting the need for urgent efforts to curb the epidemic, a report from the US-based Centers for Disease Control said on Wednesday.

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Port-au-Prince: The toll in the cholera epidemic which began in Haiti at the end of October has killed 2,071 people till date, officials have said.

Haiti's health ministry said in a report on Monday

Port-Au-Prince: Haitians early on Sunday began voting for a new president and lawmakers in an election marred by violence and concerns about fraud, while a cholera epidemic eats away at the earthquake

Haitian voters mulled a stark choice Saturday as they prepared to pick a new leader to rebuild a nation crippled by mismanagement, natural disaster, economic stagnation, and now cholera.

Haiti election favorite Mirlande Manigat, a longtime opposition leader and erstwhile first lady, is bracing for "massive fraud" in this weekend's vote and wants UN peacekeepers out.

Miami: US state of Florida has confirmed its first case of cholera linked to the current outbreak in Haiti, but the disease is unlikely to spread because of better sanitation in the US, state health o

Port Au Prince: Anti-UN riots spread to several Haitian cities and towns on Tuesday as protesters who blame Nepalese peacekeepers for an outbreak of cholera that has killed more than 1,000 people exch

Santo Donigo, Dominican Republic: Dominican health officials say they have found the first confirmed case of cholera in the country, which neighbors Haiti.

The health department says the case was fou

Port Au Prince: Haiti's cholera toll has risen above 900, including dozens of deaths in the teeming capital, as the epidemic showed no sign of abating just two weeks ahead of presidential elections.

The Haitian ministry of health reported that the cholera death toll rose to 796, including 13 in Port au Prince, where the disease spreads rapidly despite strong sanitary measures.