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Until Tuesday, announced Syrian Ministry of Health Cholera outbreaks in 5 governorates: Aleppo, Lattakia andDamascus Deir ez-Zor and Hasaka, while at least 7 people died out of 53 confirmed cases.
The disease is spreading in the country for the first time since 2009, while more suspected cases have been reported in other governorates, and at the same time, the possibility of spread is still high.
actress said WHO in SyriaIman Al-Shanqiti, in response to a website inquiry "Sky News Arabia" On the causes of cholera outbreaks, climate change has had a global impact, and Syria is one of the affected countries.
In addition, the reduced flow of the Euphrates River, the significant shortage of fuel to operate power stations, as well as the fragility of water infrastructure and sanitation facilities, many of which were destroyed or damaged during the Syrian crisis, especially in rural areas, led to dependence on alternative and non-existent water sources. often safe to meet the water needs of groups of the population, according to "Al-Shanqeeti".
Representative explained World Health Organizationthat the health system in Syria He was repeatedly stressed by several emergencies and concurrent challenges that continue to affect the availability and quality of health services across the country.
But she said that so far, the source of the outbreak is still not conclusively known. In Aleppo, the public water network was found to be uncontaminated, so the source of infection could be linked to drinking water from untreated sources or consuming food contaminated by irrigation with unsafe water.
In 2008 and 2009, Syria recorded the last outbreaks of the disease in the governorates of Deir ez-Zor and Raqqa, according to the World Health Organization.
Cholera usually appears in residential areas that suffer from scarcity of drinking water or lack of sewage networks, and is often caused by eating contaminated food or water, and leads to diarrhea and vomiting.
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Until Tuesday, announced Syrian Ministry of Health Cholera outbreaks in 5 governorates: Aleppo, Lattakia andDamascus Deir ez-Zor and Hasaka, while at least 7 people died out of 53 confirmed cases.
The disease is spreading in the country for the first time since 2009, while more suspected cases have been reported in other governorates, and at the same time, the possibility of spread is still high.
actress said WHO in SyriaIman Al-Shanqiti, in response to Sky News Arabia’s inquiry about the causes of cholera cases, said that climate change has had a global impact, and Syria is one of the affected countries.
In addition, the reduced flow of the Euphrates River, the significant shortage of fuel to operate power stations, as well as the fragility of water infrastructure and sanitation facilities, many of which were destroyed or damaged during the Syrian crisis, especially in rural areas, led to dependence on alternative and non-existent water sources. It is often safe to meet the water needs of groups of the population, according to Al-Shanqiti.
Representative explained World Health Organizationthat the health system in Syria He was repeatedly stressed by several emergencies and concurrent challenges that continue to affect the availability and quality of health services across the country.
But she said that so far, the source of the outbreak is still not conclusively known. In Aleppo, the public water network was found to be uncontaminated, so the source of infection could be linked to drinking water from untreated sources or consuming food contaminated by irrigation with unsafe water.
In 2008 and 2009, Syria recorded the last outbreaks of the disease in the governorates of Deir ez-Zor and Raqqa, according to the World Health Organization.
Cholera usually appears in residential areas that suffer from scarcity of drinking water or lack of sewage networks, and is often caused by eating contaminated food or water, and leads to diarrhea and vomiting.