Sudden Death by Cholera a Mystery to Haitians
Claudette died of cholera, a disease that had been so rare in Haiti that even as its numbers escalate, ordinary people here still don't understand it. Her neighbors in Cite Soleil all know she died of cholera. But there are a lot of theories on how and why she got the disease. Some say it's evil; others say it is a plot by the government. It's moving so fast, they say, it's as if the cholera wants people to die.
The government of Haiti has so far confirmed more than 600 cholera-related deaths across the country in the past few weeks, and one death -- Claudette's -- in Port-au-Prince. The numbers, released by Haiti's Ministry of Public Health, are at least three days old, and new numbers, to be released Friday, will likely double.
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