Gert van der Hoek
In Memoriam - Editor, Senior Moderator
Fla. sees 3rd cholera case after Haiti outbreak
MIAMI -- Miami health officials say test results confirm that an American Airlines passenger who became ill on a flight from the Dominican Republic to Miami on Thanksgiving had cholera.
The Miami-Dade Health Department released the results Monday.
Officials said the man was a doctor who had been treating cholera patients.
Read more: http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/12/06/1960882/fla-sees-3rd-cholera-case-after.html#ixzz17PPJzvPH
First case of cholera confirmed in Miami-Dade
The Miami-Dade Health Department said Monday night they have confirmed their first case of cholera.
According to test results, an airline passenger who arrived on a flight to Miami International Airport on Thanksgiving evening had contracted cholera in Haiti, the department said.
The unidentified man, believed to be a doctor, arrived on an American Airlines flight from neighboring Dominican Republic. He became ill during the flight and told officials he had spent time working in Haiti. The man is recovering from the illness.
Read more: http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/12/06/1960786/first-case-of-cholera-confirmed.html#ixzz17PPy5pUp
MIAMI -- Miami health officials say test results confirm that an American Airlines passenger who became ill on a flight from the Dominican Republic to Miami on Thanksgiving had cholera.
The Miami-Dade Health Department released the results Monday.
Officials said the man was a doctor who had been treating cholera patients.
Read more: http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/12/06/1960882/fla-sees-3rd-cholera-case-after.html#ixzz17PPJzvPH
First case of cholera confirmed in Miami-Dade
The Miami-Dade Health Department said Monday night they have confirmed their first case of cholera.
According to test results, an airline passenger who arrived on a flight to Miami International Airport on Thanksgiving evening had contracted cholera in Haiti, the department said.
The unidentified man, believed to be a doctor, arrived on an American Airlines flight from neighboring Dominican Republic. He became ill during the flight and told officials he had spent time working in Haiti. The man is recovering from the illness.
Read more: http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/12/06/1960786/first-case-of-cholera-confirmed.html#ixzz17PPy5pUp