Haiti confirms case of cholera and is investigating suspect cases

Haitian authorities confirmed one case of cholera and are reviewing several suspected cases, its Health Ministry said on Sunday, two years after the country emerged from a massive cholera outbreak that has been blamed on a United Nations peacekeeping force sent to the Caribbean country.

A new bout of cholera would be devastating for Haiti, where economic activity has ground to a halt due to blockade by armed gangs that has prevented fuel distribution, leading to critical shortages that have shuttered businesses and many hospitals.

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