Cholera a threat in Iraq

Originally published December 28, 1998

Iraqi health sources announced that the wave of cholera that has prevailed in Iraq lately is coming from the northern area, which is not under the Iraqi central authority and is still a source of anxiety. The sources added that the danger lies in that the vaccines necessary for fighting this disease are in very short supply currently, due to the sanctions..

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