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U.N. Admits Role in Cholera Epidemic in Haiti
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/18/wor...
"For the first time since a cholera epidemic believed to be imported by United Nations peacekeepers began killing thousands of Haitians nearly six years ago, the office of Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has acknowledged that the United Nations played a role in the initial outbreak and that a 'significant new set of U.N. actions' will be needed to respond to the crisis."

Cholera Epidemics in the 19th Century
http://ocp.hul.harvard.edu/contagion/...
"First appearing in Europe and North America beginning in 1831-1832 and presumed to have come from India, epidemic cholera returned and traveled around the world many times through the end of the century, killing many thousands. Causing profuse and violent cramps, vomiting and diarrhea, with dehydration so rapid and severe the blood thickens and the skin becomes deathlike and blue, cholera victims can die in a matter of hours."

Vibrio cholerae: How it spreads, kills, and can be eradicated
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/wor...
"Cholera is caused by poisonous bacteria which multiply rapidly in the small intestine. The microbe, Vibrio cholerae, produces a toxin which causes diarrhoea, massive dehydration, vomiting and eventual death if left untreated."
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