Health officials in Haiti have confirmed the deadly cholera outbreak has reached the capital of Port-au-Prince. More than 70 people are being treated for the disease there, and doctors in camps for earthquake survivors have reported seeing hundreds of people displaying symptoms. On Tuesday, the Haitian government said the outbreak now threatens the entire country. Jon Andrus of the Pan American Health Organization said the outbreak will be long-term.

Jon Andrus: “What we know about Haiti’s infrastructure, it’s likely that this is not a short-term intervention. We have to think about the long term and plan for the long term for a few years in front of us. So, it’s an island, and island epidemiology enters the picture, but it has a foothold. The bacteria has a foothold in the river system and in other sources of water, and it will remain, and it will be a challenge to control future spread.”