海地霍乱死亡人数超900

The number of people in Haiti who have died from cholera¹ has reached 917, the country's health ministry² says.

海地卫生部表示，死于霍乱的人数已经上升至917人。

More than 14,000 people have been hospitalised since the outbreak

The disease is present in six out of 10 provinces and 14,642 people have been hospitalised since the outbreak of the waterborne disease（水传播病） began last month.

Aid agencies are battling to contain cholera（霍乱） in the capital Port-au-Prince, amid fears it will spread through camps housing 1.1m earthquake survivors³.

The UN is appealing for $164m (£101m) to treat the disease in the next year.

The death toll⁴ has risen by 121 since Friday.

Elections due

The worst affected⁵ area remains⁶ the central province of Artibonite, where 595 people have died, said an update on the health ministry's website.

In Port-au-Prince - which was badly damaged by the earthquake in January - 27 deaths have been recorded.

Earlier this month, Hurricane Tomas brought heavy rains, which aid agencies say contributed to the spread of the disease, as rivers burst their banks.

Up to 200,000 Haitians could contract（感染，收缩） cholera, the United Nations says.

Cholera itself causes diarrhoea（腹泻） and vomiting⁷, leading to severe dehydration⁸（脱水） . It can kill quickly but is treated easily through rehydration（再水化） and antibiotics⁹.

Presidential and parliamentary elections are due to take place in two weeks' time, on 28 November.

Haiti is the poorest country in the western hemisphere.