• An estimated 3-5 million cases and over 100,000 deaths occur each year around the world.
• The cholera bacterium is usually found in water or food sources that have been contaminated by feces from a person infected with cholera.
• Cholera is most likely to be found and spread in places with inadequate water treatment, poor sanitation, and inadequate hygiene.
• Since October 2010, over 470,000 Haitians have been sickened by cholera and nearly 7,000 have died.
• CDC is working with the Haitian government and its partners to help reduce the number of cholera cases and improve water sanitation in the country