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Relatives of Serge Ragmond, 49, who died of cholera, mourn during his burial at the cemetery in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Nov. 19, 2010. More than 1,100 people have died and thousands have been hospitalized across Haiti with symptoms including serious diarrhea, vomiting and fever.

Families bury cholera victims in Haiti

NBC News Correspondent Kerry Sanders reports:

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – The victims of Haiti’s latest challenge lie in cots quarantined so as not to spread cholera.

The bacterial disease has killed more than 1,100 people and hospitalized more than 18,000 since the outbreak was first reported late last month and health officials here fear the epidemic is about to get far worse: The United Nations estimates as many as 200,000 Haitians will contract cholera within the next six to 12 months.

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