Refugee camps spread life-threatening diseases
<p><span word="Hundreds">Hundreds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="refugees">refugees</span> <span word="fleeing">fleeing</span> <span word="violence">violence</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Middle">Middle</span> <span word="East">East</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="sub">sub</span>-<span word="standard">standard</span> <span word="conditions">conditions</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="Nations">Nations</span> <span word="relief">relief</span> <span word="agencies">agencies</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="serious">serious</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="problems">problems</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="turning">turning</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="camps">camps</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="breeding">breeding</span> <span word="grounds">grounds</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="range">range</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="life">life</span>-<span word="threatening">threatening</span> <span word="diseases">diseases</span>. <span word="Health">Health</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="outbreaks">outbreaks</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cholera">cholera</span>, <span word="malaria">malaria</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="acute">acute</span> <span word="jaundice">jaundice</span> - <span word="coupled">coupled</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="widespread">widespread</span> <span word="malnutrition">malnutrition</span> - <span word="are">are</span> <span word="threatening">threatening</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="safe">safe</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="fled">fled</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="camps">camps</span>.</p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="crowded">crowded</span> <span word="camp">camp</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Sudan">Sudan</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="escape">escape</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="region">region</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="conflict">conflict</span>, <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="outbreak">outbreak</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Hepatitis">Hepatitis</span> <span word="E">E</span> - <span word="a">a</span> <span word="viral">viral</span> <span word="infection">infection</span> <span word="transmitted">transmitted</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="contaminated">contaminated</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="water">water</span> - <span word="is">is</span> <span word="posing">posing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="grave">grave</span> <span word="challenge">challenge</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="camp">camp</span> <span word="residents">residents</span>.</p><p><span word="Adrian">Adrian</span> <span word="Edwards">Edwards</span>, <span word="spokesman">spokesman</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="Nations">Nations</span>' <span word="Refugee">Refugee</span> <span word="Agency">Agency</span> [<span word="UNHCR">UNHCR</span>], <span word="talks">talks</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="proliferation">proliferation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="various">various</span> <span word="diseases">diseases</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Hepatitis">Hepatitis</span> <span word="E">E</span> <span word="hits">hits</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ages">ages</span> <span word="of">of</span> 15 <span word="and">and</span> 40 <span word="hardest">hardest</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="camps">camps</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="refugees">refugees</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="acute">acute</span> <span word="jaundice">jaundice</span> <span word="syndrome">syndrome</span>, <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="between">between</span> 20 <span word="and">and</span> 39,” <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Edwards">Edwards</span>.</p><p><span word="Prevention">Prevention</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="crucial">crucial</span></p><p><span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="camps">camps</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Sudan">Sudan</span>, <span word="Sierra">Sierra</span> <span word="Leone">Leone</span>, <span word="Libya">Libya</span>, <span word="Nigeria">Nigeria</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="others">others</span>, <span word="have">have</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="severe">severe</span> <span word="cholera">cholera</span> <span word="outbreaks">outbreaks</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cholera">cholera</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="jaundice">jaundice</span>, <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="containment">containment</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="approach">approach</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="infections">infections</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prevent">prevent</span> <span word="them">them</span>.</p>
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