Cholera Outbreak Hits Syrian Refugees Sheltering in Camps in Lebanon

A Syrian refugee boy washes himself at an informal camp in Qob Elias, in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley October 18, 2022. (Reuters)

Syrian refugees in displacement camps are falling victim to a cholera outbreak in Lebanon, already suffering from an economic meltdown that has slashed access to clean water and strained hospitals.

Lebanon recorded its first cholera case in early October -- signaling the return of the bacteria for the first time in 30 years. It now counts at least 220 cases and five deaths.