New York City, NY, United States (AHN) – Three New York City residents caught cholera while attending a wedding in the Dominican Republic. The city’s Department of Health and Mental Hygiene said the people have recovered from the illness since visiting the island nation on Jan. 22. Health officials said there is no chance of an outbreak because of the infected residents.
The New York Times reports the cases were the first since an outbreak occurred last year in Haiti, which shares the island of Hispaniola with the Dominican Republic.
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention is working with the city health department to determine whether the three cases are linked to the Haitian outbreak, which has killed thousands since October.
New York City experiences about one case of cholera a year.
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