U.N. Sued Over Cholera in Haiti

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U.N. Sued Over Cholera in Haiti
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Advocates for Haitian victims of the deadly
cholera epidemic that first afflicted their
country three years ago said they were taking the
extraordinary step on Wednesday of suing the
United Nations, asserting that the organizations
peacekeeping force in Haiti was responsible for
introducing the disease through sewage
contamination from its barracks. Forensic
studies, including one ordered by the United
Nations, have identified the culprit bacteria as
an Asian strain imported to Haiti by Nepalese
(Nepal) members of the United Nations
peacekeeping force. The studies have also linked
the spread of the cholera to a flawed sanitation
system at the Nepalese peacekeeper base, which
contaminated a tributary that feeds Haitis
largest river, used by Haitians for drinking and
bathing.
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