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Poor access to safe water fuels cholera outbreak in Syria

Tests for detection of Cholera are pictured inside at a disease monitoring centre in rebel-held Idlib, Syria September 24, 2022. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi/Files

Poor access to safe water has exacerbated a cholera outbreak rampaging across Syria's war-battered provinces, where local authorities are struggling to contain the spread with chlorine tablets and vaccines.

More than 35,000 suspected cases of cholera have been reported across the country, according to the United Nations’ children's agency. UNICEF said only approximately 2,500 have been tested, of which nearly half were confirmed positive.

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