Nepal Army (NA) has strongly condemned the report of a French epidemiologist which has linked the cholera epidemic in Haiti with the Nepali peace-keeping forces deployed there."We strongly condemn the making of such allegations with no firm evidence or facts," NA spokesman Ramindra Chhetri said, adding that the report was ‘hypothetical’.
Many Haitians believe that the Nepali troops deployed there are responsible for triggering a cholera outbreak that has killed over 2,000 people. The unpublished report became public after an unnamed source leaked it to AFP. The research conducted by cholera expert Renaud Piarroux has reportedly traced the infection to Nepali soldiers serving in Haiti.