Cholera — Syria
A cholera outbreak that began in Iraq in mid-September 2015 has spread into war-torn Syria. From there, a massive flow of desperate refugees could carry the disease deep into the Middle East and even into southern Europe.
Humanitarian aid physicians working in Syria report that 3 cases have been confirmed in 2 cities controlled by the self-proclaimed Islamic State (also known as ISIS): Deir ez-Zor, in eastern Syria; and Aleppo, in the northwestern part of the country. Undoubtedly, these
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