Haitian Farmers Fear Cholera in Rice Paddies

Haitian farmers fear rice paddies might be infected with the cholera bacteria and refuse to work the fields.
Haitian Farmers Fear Cholera in Rice Paddies
A Haitian farmer throws fertilizer on a rice field in the Artibonite valley in central Haiti. Haitian farmers fear rice paddies might be infected with the cholera bacteria and are therefore refusing to work the fields, risking the loss of the rice harvest Roberto Schmidt/Getty Images
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A Haitian farmer throws fertilizer on a rice field in the Artibonite valley in central Haiti. Haitian farmers fear rice paddies might be infected with the cholera bacteria and are therefore refusing to work the fields, risking the loss of the rice harvest (Roberto Schmidt/Getty Images)

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