Syria Ministry of Health denies spread of diarrhea disease in Damascus

[sharon sanders]

machine translation

08/18/2012

Syrian Health
Health denies Syrian news spread of diarrheal disease in Damascus

(Die Presse)
Denied Syrian Ministry of Health news circulated by some media, citing sources in one of the international organizations about the outbreak of diarrhea in Damascus, as a result of contamination of water supplies, saying they are completely untrue and injuries within the limits usual for such period of the year. considered the ministry, in accordance News Agency SANA that this news comes within the framework of misinformation and distortion and incitement that led some media



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[sharon sanders]

Re: Syria Ministry of Health denies spread of diarrhea disease in Damascus

machine translation

08/18/2012

Syrian Health
Health denies Syrian news spread of diarrheal disease in Damascus

(Die Presse)
Denied Syrian Ministry of Health news circulated by some media, citing sources in one of the international organizations about the outbreak of diarrhea in Damascus, as a result of contamination of water supplies, saying they are completely untrue and injuries within the limits usual for such period of the year. considered the ministry, in accordance News Agency SANA that this news comes within the framework of misinformation and distortion and incitement that led some media



http://www.dp-news.com/pages/detail.aspx?articleid=128951#ixzz23xZxqI2W

Reportedly WHO is involved:

Monitoring 103 injuries b ?E. coli? in Damascus

Date Posted: Saturday, August 18th, 2012


World Health Organization warned of an outbreak of diarrhea among residents of a part of the province of Damascus because of contamination of water supplies sanitation. According to Richard Brennan, director of emergency risk management and humanitarian response in the organization, "There are 103 suspected cases of" E. coli "in one's pocket Rural Damascus .. This is because the contamination of water supplies. We have heard about other pockets of diarrheal disease in other areas close to Damascus, but we have no details. "

more...

http://www.alittihad.ae/details.php?id=80407&y=2012

 

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Re: Syria Ministry of Health denies spread of diarrhea disease in Damascus

Around this time last year, an unidentified diarrheal illness killed 14 Syrian soldiers, and sickened thousands:

http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=149756

That illness was originally errantly reported as plague by sources opposed to the ruling government:

http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=148834

and turned into quite a political dispute.