2010s Haiti cholera outbreak
- Period
- October 2010 – February 2019
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- Epidemics map
The 2010s Haiti cholera outbreak was the first modern large-scale outbreak of cholera—a disease once considered under control largely due to the invention of modern sanitation. The disease was reintroduced to Haiti in October 2010, not long after the disastrous earthquake earlier that year, and became endemic after spreading throughout the country, causing high levels of both morbidity and mortality. 820,000 Haitians were infected by cholera, and nearly 10,000 died, according to the United Nations (UN). Early efforts were made to cover up the source of the epidemic, but thanks largely to the investigations of journalist Jonathan M. Katz and epidemiologist Renaud Piarroux, it is widely believed to be the result of contamination by infected UN peacekeepers deployed from Nepal.
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Earlier and later events nearby
- 1791–1804Haitian Revolution
- 1898Spanish–American War
- 1953–1959Cuban Revolution
- October 2010 – February 20192010s Haiti cholera outbreakThis page
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