Swedish Diplomat says Haitian Cholera strain originated in Nepal

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Stockholm - A Swedish diplomat said categorically Wednesday that a cholera outbreak in Haiti had originated in Nepal.

More than 1,000 people have died of the disease since its outbreak on October 19, with another 16,000 infected, and there have been violent protests at UN peace-keeping forces blamed by locals for the cholera.

'Unfortunately that is the case. It has proved that the cholera came from Nepal,' Claes Hammar, Sweden's ambassador to Haiti, told daily Svenska Dagbladet.

— "Swedish diplomat says Haiti cholera strain came from Nepal"

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STOCKHOLM: A Swedish diplomat claimed on Wednesday that Haiti's cholera outbreak originated in Nepal.

"Unfortunately that is the case. It has proved that the cholera came from Nepal," Claes Hammar, Sweden's ambassador to Haiti, told daily Svenska Dagbladet.

Hammar, who visited Haiti two weeks ago, said the information came from "a diplomatic source. It is 100 per cent true. Tests were made and the source was traced to Nepal."

— "Swedish diplomat says Haiti cholera strain came from Nepal" The Times of India

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