Refugee camps are a breeding ground for disease
<p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="VOA">VOA</span> <span word="Special">Special</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="Health">Health</span> <span word="Report">Report</span>.</p><p><span word="United">United</span> <span word="Nations">Nations</span> <span word="aid">aid</span> <span word="agencies">agencies</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="hundreds">hundreds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="fled">fled</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="homes">homes</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</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="Now">Now</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="conditions">conditions</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="refugee">refugee</span> <span word="camps">camps</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="agencies">agencies</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="serious">serious</span> <span word="problems">problems</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="causing">causing</span> <span word="life">life</span>-<span word="threatening">threatening</span> <span word="diseases">diseases</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="spread">spread</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="camps">camps</span>.</p><p><span word="Health">Health</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="cholera">cholera</span>, <span word="malaria">malaria</span>, <span word="jaundice">jaundice</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="malnutrition">malnutrition</span> -- <span word="are">are</span> <span word="threatening">threatening</span> <span word="refugees">refugees</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="hoped">hoped</span> <span word="to">to</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="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="camp">camp</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Sudan">Sudan</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="fled">fled</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="escape">escape</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="conflict">conflict</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="area">area</span>. <span word="Camp">Camp</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="hepatitis">hepatitis</span> <span word="E">E</span>: <span word="a">a</span> <span word="viral">viral</span> <span word="disease">disease</span> <span word="spread">spread</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="water">water</span>.</p><p><span word="U">U</span>.<span word="N">N</span>. <span word="refugee">refugee</span> <span word="agency">agency</span> <span word="spokesman">spokesman</span> <span word="Adrian">Adrian</span> <span word="Edwards">Edwards</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="infected">infected</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="people">people</span>.</p><p><span word="ADRIAN">ADRIAN</span> <span word="EDWARDS">EDWARDS</span>: "<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> <span word="fifteen">fifteen</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="forty">forty</span> <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> <span word="twenty">twenty</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="thirty">thirty</span>-<span word="nine">nine</span>."</p><p><span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="camps">camps</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="like">like</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="and">and</span> <span word="Nigeria">Nigeria</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="Officials">Officials</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="keeping">keeping</span> <span word="cholera">cholera</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="jaundice">jaundice</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="spreading">spreading</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="way">way</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><p><span word="Dr">Dr</span>. <span word="Peter">Peter</span> <span word="Hotez">Hotez</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="infectious">infectious</span> <span word="disease">disease</span> <span word="expert">expert</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="cholera">cholera</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="push">push</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="edge">edge</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="quickly">quickly</span>.</p>
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