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Illness outbreak aboard ship forces Florida cruise delay

Last Updated: Sunday, January 9, 2011, 14:16

An outbreak of stomach illness has sickened about 150 people aboard a cruise.

Haitian capital braces for a cholera outbreak

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 9, 2010, 09:21

Health officials are examining at least 120 suspected cases of cholera in Haiti`s capital.

Deaths hit 330 as Haiti fights to halt cholera outbreak

Last Updated: Saturday, October 30, 2010, 13:39

Twenty-five more fatalities have brought the toll from Haiti`s cholera epidemic to 330 dead.

Cholera outbreak hits rural Haiti; 142 dead

Last Updated: Friday, October 22, 2010, 23:18

Health workers suspected the disease is cholera, but were awaiting tests.

Haiti diarrhoea outbreak kills more than 50

Last Updated: Thursday, October 21, 2010, 23:13

An outbreak of diarrhoea in quake-hit Haiti has claimed at least 50 lives.

Govt downplays concerns over dengue outbreak

Last Updated: Sunday, September 26, 2010, 18:41

Govt sought to play down concerns of dengue outbreak during the CWG saying prevalent variant of the vector-borne disease was not very dangerous.

Delhi grapples with dengue, cases cross 2,500 mark

Last Updated: Thursday, September 23, 2010, 12:51

As Delhi rolls up its sleeves to host the 19th Commonwealth Games, civic authorities continue to grapple with what experts are calling a "cycle of dengue".

<b>The dark under-belly of India - Cholera in 21st century</b>

Last Updated: Saturday, September 18, 2010, 17:03

The green hills -- those that once used to soothe the entire region through the stilly silence, and fill it with the great wonder of multitudinousness -- have suddenly turned into a valley of death.

Orissa appoints more officers to tackle cholera

Last Updated: Saturday, September 18, 2010, 12:17

Five more officers have been appointed in Orissa`s Rayagada district to tackle cholera and other water-borne diseases which have claimed 40 lives in the tribal area since August, an official said Saturday.

Hospitals choked as Delhi battles dengue

Last Updated: Thursday, August 26, 2010, 16:25

Patients suffering from dengue are finding it difficult to get admission in city hospitals because of a sudden spurt in the number of cases and limited beds at these medical facilities.

Pak floods: Fears of more deaths amid outbreak of waterborne diseases

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 18, 2010, 23:39

The flow of funds and aid to flood-hit areas in Pakistan is failing to keep pace with the needs of millions of victims of the deluge, giving rise to fears about more deaths due to lack of food and outbreak of waterborne diseases.

At least 67 dead from cholera outbreak in Nigeria

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 18, 2010, 11:28

A health official says at least 67 people have died from an outbreak of cholera in northeastern Nigeria.