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SANTO DOMINGO.- The cases of suspected cholera include around 20 barrios of Greater Santo Domingo, while the authorities prepare measures aimed at halting the outbreaks.

Although the main areas of concern are the sectors along the Ozama river and north of the capital, hospitalizations for diarrheal are also occurring in the sectors west and east of the city

Suspicious cases have also appeared in sprawling barrios such as Herrera, where community leaders informed of the death of a doctor which they attribute to cholera.

Public Health said 19 patients, 13 children among them, were taken with the symptoms to the Aybar hospital; nine in the Moscoso Puello; seven in Santo Socorro, and two minors in the San Lorenzo de los Mina maternity, totaling 37, of which the authorities say 61% have tested positive.

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Written by: RobertoJose, 25 May 2011 9:49 AM
From: United States, FREEPORT, Long Island.... (Look, beyond the words)
A picture is worth a thousand words....
Written by: JimHarrington This user is banned, 25 May 2011 10:20 AM
From: United States
Its what I said would happen about 5 months ago but the DT readers decided i was anti Domincan because i stated that this would happen.
Written by: corruptman, 25 May 2011 11:31 AM
From: United States
where is Bautista Rojas, drinking champagne in his private suite? what a group of con men!!!
Written by: corruptman, 25 May 2011 11:31 AM
From: United States
where is Bautista Rojas, drinking champagne in his private suite? what a group of con men!!!
Written by: ColonialZone, 25 May 2011 2:42 PM
From: Dominican Republic
"while the authorities prepare measures aimed at halting the outbreaks"

They said this before, and the only thing that is happening is, cholera is spreading like a wild fire. A Washington DC news paper this week is reporting, “A wide spread epidemic of cholera, hits Dominican Republic”. The article claims, the Dominican government and medical facilities are not telling the Dominican people the truth. When a person comes forward who has Cholera, they are told they do not have Cholera, it’s just a case of diarrhea , when in fact they do have it. Also the article claims, the Dominican government is not giving free medical services to those with Cholera as they said they would do. It is better for the Dominican government to be honest, than for the U.S. to post travel advisories because the government will not tell the truth.
Written by: curios1, 25 May 2011 9:11 PM
From: United States, right where im standin
i just hope it gets under control for every ones sake
Written by: time2rize, 26 May 2011 5:33 PM
From: Dominican Republic
Colegio Médico dice 30 han muerto por cólera y 5 mil están afectados

http://www.acento.com.do/index.ph....lera-y-5-mil-estan-afectados.html
Written by: Belial, 27 May 2011 1:31 AM
From: United States, Texas


The authorities don't want to discourage tourists prematurely.
Written by: guillermone, 28 May 2011 10:58 PM
From: United States
An irresponsiblie and unconcerned disposal of garbage is a lack of Civism The attitudes and behavior of good citizenship is learned at home and school. However if you have a deficient public education system, break down of the family, corrupt border officials, inadequate sanitation services then the eventual and inevitable consequence is evidenced by a trash littered country. So you can't really hold the people solely and directly resposible for not behaving appropriately when those institutions, which were set in place precisely to instill values and pricipals are in a state of crisis. Therefore, there is no one single culprit to point a finger at but rather a combination of all factors which share blame for the cause and spread of the cholera epidemic.
Written by: Belial, 30 May 2011 4:00 PM
From: United States, Texas
Contaminated water and food are the main causes of cholera.

Sometimes water is contaminated by industries or institutions, not dirty individuals.
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