The Diarrhea Pioneers

Haiti. Thousands of people have been hospitalized for cholera across Haiti with symptoms including serious diarrhea, vomiting and fever and hundreds have died. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
Haiti. Thousands of people have been hospitalized for cholera across Haiti with symptoms including serious diarrhea, vomiting and fever and hundreds have died. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
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PALO ALTO – On top of the devastation caused in Haiti by the January earthquake, Hurricane Tomas this month, and the subsequent dislocations, exposure, and malnutrition, the country is now experiencing an accelerating cholera outbreak.

At least 8,000 people are currently in hospital, and the death toll is near 600 from this waterborne bacterial disease. And, given the widespread unavailability of clean water, basic sanitation, and medical facilities, those numbers are sure to increase.

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