Photo Courtesy of Getty Images(HAITI) — As medical units in north Haiti become inundated with cholera patients, some are concerned the number infected may be well beyond current figures.
Official statistics show the number infected just below 10,000, with the number of cholera-related deaths near 650. The Haiti Epidemic Advisory System, however, believes those numbers are grossly underestimated, likely by a factor of five.
They believe that there are around 50,000 active cases in Haiti, which means that there are about 150,000-200,000 carriers.
Reports on the ground depict a shortage of supplies to treat an overwhelming number of patients. Meanwhile, the International Center for Diarrheal Disease Research in Bangladesh will send a team to Haiti to assist with cholera treatment and control.
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