Syria Risks Cholera Outbreak Due To Poor Sanitation, Unsafe Drinking Water, WHO Says

Reuters: Cholera feared in Syria due to dirty water, WHO warns
“A cholera outbreak is feared in coming months in Syria, where other water-borne diseases such as hepatitis A and typhoid are on the rise due to poor sanitation, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Tuesday…” (Nebehay, 2/24).

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