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Al Jazeera
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Al Jazeera Staff

What is GBS, the rare paralytic disease in Gaza amid Israeli blockade?

Gaza's hospitals are running beyond capacity as Palestinians are injured by Israeli attacks or fall sick from conditions imposed by Israel [File: Abdallah FS Alattar/Anadolu]

Paralytic diseases are spreading in Gaza as an Israeli blockade continues to prevent medicine and food from coming in.

Since June, 85 suspected cases of Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) have been reported, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).

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