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FLASH!!! First Case Of Cholera Confirmed In The United States!

WEST PALM BEACH, FL - Officials from the Florida Health Department has confirmed the first case of cholera in the United States... It's from Haiti!

According to a new article posted on WPBF TV, ABC Channel 25, West Palm Beach, FL, a woman was diagnosed with cholera in Torok County after visiting family in Haiti.

Dr. Thomas Torok, an official of the Florida Health Department told WPBF 25 News:

"She had been visiting family in the most affected areas in Haiti before her return to the U.S."

The woman has since recovered, her name has not been released due to privacy laws.

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Pierre B. says...

Bondye papam ki nan syel la,nan kisa yo pral pran nou nan peyi isit? Nou te deja genyen move repitasyon deja! Yo pap bezwen konnen si se Nepalais more »

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Savary says...

the cholera has been in Haiti by the more »

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Bernadette says...

she is an example that cholera does not have to be fatal IF proper care is being more »

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