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PRO/EDR> Typhoid fever – Syria (03): (DI) refugee camp

Typhoid -- SyriaThe United Nations has called for access to Yarmouk in the Syrian capital as its health teams find "increasing evidence" of a typhoid outbreak among residents. The total number of typhoid cases in the camp reached 90 on Tue 22 Sep 2015, according to Chris Gunness, spokesperson for UNRWA [United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East], the UN agency for Palestinian refugees. "That is 90 too many," he said. Residents of Yarmouk include Palestinian refugees Read more [...]