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Hepatitis E outbreak kills 25 in Niger refugee camp
2017-04-27 17:29
Niamey - Bad water and hygiene have led to an epidemic of hepatitis E that has killed 25 people over several months in a refugee camp in Diffa, a region in southeast Niger, said Medecins Sans Frontieres.
"The current hepatitis E epidemic is closely linked to a lack of water, hygiene infrastructure and sanitation," said MSF in a statement.
The site of attacks from the jihadist group Boko Haram since 2015, Diffa sits on the border with Nigeria and harbours at least 300 000 refugees and displaced people living alongside an already poor population, according to United Nations figures.
The UN has called on the international community to increase financing of aid to the region...
Hepatitis E outbreak kills 25 in Niger refugee camp
2017-04-27 17:29
Niamey - Bad water and hygiene have led to an epidemic of hepatitis E that has killed 25 people over several months in a refugee camp in Diffa, a region in southeast Niger, said Medecins Sans Frontieres.
"The current hepatitis E epidemic is closely linked to a lack of water, hygiene infrastructure and sanitation," said MSF in a statement.
The site of attacks from the jihadist group Boko Haram since 2015, Diffa sits on the border with Nigeria and harbours at least 300 000 refugees and displaced people living alongside an already poor population, according to United Nations figures.
The UN has called on the international community to increase financing of aid to the region...
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