Cholera on the Euphrates: water scarcity and public health in northern Syria - CAREBy Jolien Veldwijk April 28, 2023The first confirmed case cam...
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Cholera on the Euphrates: water scarcity and public health in northern Syria - CARE
By Jolien Veldwijk April 28, 2023
The first confirmed case came in September, 2022.
Then came an official alert from the Deir ez-Zor, a governorate in northeast Syria that straddles both banks of the Euphrates – which, along with its twin Tigris River, were pivotal in the development of all Mesopotamian civilizations.
Now, the ancient river was linked to a potentially devastating crisis.
By Jolien Veldwijk April 28, 2023
The first confirmed case came in September, 2022.
Then came an official alert from the Deir ez-Zor, a governorate in northeast Syria that straddles both banks of the Euphrates – which, along with its twin Tigris River, were pivotal in the development of all Mesopotamian civilizations.
Now, the ancient river was linked to a potentially devastating crisis.
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