Risk of Cholera spreading into the U.S.

Haiti is less than 2 hours from the United States, when traveling by plain. On a daily basis, people travel by air and sea between the two countries. as a result, it remains a possibility that someone infected with the cholera in Haiti can travel to the U.S.

Do you think that it is a matter of time before the U.S. government requires that anyone coming from Haiti be screened for cholera? Do you think like some countries will start screening Haitians as they are arriving in their country to prevent the spread of cholera into their population? The island of Jamaica has already taken similar actions.

I don't think it's necessary for the U.S. government to start screening people arriving from Haiti to prevent a potential spread into the American population. Unlike an underdeveloped country like Haiti, the risk for a cholera outbreak in a developed country is low. The United States has a very good sanitation system to control infectious diseases. In addition, access to clean drinking water and facilities to properly wash one's hands after using the bathroom would make a cholera outbreak in the U.S. almost impossible.

Do you think the U.S. should order cholera screening for all Haitians entering the U.S.?

Do you think that people coming from Haiti should not be allowed to enter the U.S.?

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