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Asharq Al-Awsat
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Cholera Outbreak in Syria Provokes Warnings of ‘Health Disaster’

A Syrian woman with her cholera-infected child (AP)

The cholera outbreak in Syria is affecting all regions, regardless of the forces in control. Regime-run areas, however, are proving to be most affected by the epidemic.

Concerns are intensifying as more cholera cases are being reported from overcrowded refugee camps, where the necessities of life, like potable water, are not available.

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