January 27, 2011. Haitian officials investigate possible polio outbreak
| SOURCE: | Altegrity Risk International |
Health officials are investigating the cases of four people who became paralyzed in northwestern Haiti while recovering from cholera. The experts were trying to determine if the patients in Port-de-Paix were sickened by polio. Local health authorities reported suspected cases on January 10th; of four showing paralysis, three died and one is hospitalized in the capital. Officials from the Pan American Health Organization, however say they doubt polio is the cause.
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