Above, Marisa Eisenberg, Postdoctoral Fellow in the Mathematical Biosciences Institute at Ohio State University, traveled to the Artibonite River Valley in Haiti in July 2011. She is among researchers trying to forecast cholera outbreaks in the earthquake-ravaged country. Photo courtesy of Ohio State University. Below, a ferryboat crosses Haiti’s Artibonite River in July 2011. Photo by Marisa Eisenberg, Courtesy of Ohio State University.

Above, the Artibonite River – the main water source in this rural area – also receives runoff from local farmland. The runoff is just one of many potential sources of cholera in the area. Photo by Marisa Eisenberg, Courtesy of Ohio State University. Below,a typical water well in a rural area along the Artibonite River in Haiti. Photo by Marisa Eisenberg, Courtesy of Ohio State University.

Above, river valley residents draw water from a well. Photo by Marisa Eisenberg, Courtesy of Ohio State University.

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