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Haiti Cholera: Protesters Blame Nepalese Peacekeepers For Outbreak
BBC NEWS
November 02, 2010: Haitians have taken to the streets in protest against the Nepalese UN workers. There is controversy surrounding the outbreak of cholera in Haiti, after American scientists from the Centers for Disease Control identified that the strain of the disease, which has emerged there, matches strains commonly found in South Asia. This has led to angry protests by Haitians against the presence of United Nations peacekeepers from Nepal, where cholera is endemic. Vincenzo Pugliese from the UN Stabilisation Mission in Haiti, MINUSTAH, says his troops should not be blamed.
It follows the devastating earthquake, which struck Haiti on January 12, and killed more than 230,000 people.
Jonathan Katz, who is covering the story for the Associated Press in Port-au-Prince, has visited the UN peacekeepers' base.
