Haiti cholera toll tops 200

Children suffering cholera symptoms rest at the hospital in Grande-Saline, Haiti. A spreading cholera outbreak in rural Haiti threatened to outpace aid groups as they stepped up efforts hoping to keep the disease from reaching the camps of earthquake survivors in Port-au-Prince. Health officials said at least 208 people had died. Photo: AP

A boy suffering from cholera sleeps while waiting for medical treatment at a local hospital in the Marchand Dessaline zone. A spreading cholera outbreak in rural Haiti threatened to outpace aid groups as they stepped up efforts hoping to keep the disease from reaching the camps of earthquake survivors in Port-au-Prince. Health officials said at least 208 people had died. Photo: Reuters

A Haitian resident collects water next to a local hospital where people affected by cholera are being attended to. A spreading cholera outbreak in rural Haiti threatened to outpace aid groups as they stepped up efforts hoping to keep the disease from reaching the camps of earthquake survivors in Port-au-Prince. Health officials said at least 208 people had died. Photo: Reuters

Children suffering from cholera wait for medical treatment at a local hospital in the town of Saint Marc. A spreading cholera outbreak in rural Haiti threatened to outpace aid groups as they stepped up efforts hoping to keep the disease from reaching the camps of earthquake survivors in Port-au-Prince. Health officials said at least 208 people had died. Photo: Reuters

A Haitian resident suffering from cholera waits for medical treatment at a local hospital in the Marchand Dessaline zone. A spreading cholera outbreak in rural Haiti threatened to outpace aid groups as they stepped up efforts hoping to keep the disease from reaching the camps of earthquake survivors in Port-au-Prince. Health officials said at least 208 people had died. Photo: Reuters