ANOTHER WAY TO DIE A trip into the heart of Haiti's cholera zone reveals a people armed with both fatalism and fortitude

The battle against cholera is not confined to the hospital. Near the small town of Ti Rivière, or "Little River" in Creole, Dr. Emily Cartwright leads the CDC's "disease detectives" as they go house to house collecting information that might help pinpoint sources of the infe...

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Published inNewsweek Vol. 156; no. 20; p. 50
Main Author Tuttle, Steve
Format Magazine Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York Newsweek Publishing LLC 15.11.2010
Subjects
Cholera
Epidemics
Patients
Haiti
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Summary:The battle against cholera is not confined to the hospital. Near the small town of Ti Rivière, or "Little River" in Creole, Dr. Emily Cartwright leads the CDC's "disease detectives" as they go house to house collecting information that might help pinpoint sources of the infection. On Monday, the team visited the home of a 13-year-old patient named Ginette.
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ISSN:0028-9604
1069-840X