First Cholera Case Leads to Fear in Dominican Republic

Cholera has now killed over 1,100 people and hospitalized 18,000 in Haiti, but now there is fear that the disease may be spreading to the neighboring Dominican Republic. Dominican officials reported Tuesday that the first case of the disease had hit in the country. The victim is a 32 year old Haitian man who had visited family in his homeland before coming back to his home in the Dominican Republic. This has stricken the country's people with fear, and the government has already issued a maximum health alert. The Dominican Republic appears to be taking a strong approach to control, so there is hope that this will be a non-issue for the country. More on the story here.

-Trevor Magnotti