New York (UNA/WAFA) – The United Nations warned on Wednesday of a widespread and rapid outbreak of chickenpox in camps and shelters for displaced people in the Gaza Strip, announcing that nearly 9300 cases of the disease had been recorded in just two weeks..
UN field reports indicated that more than half of the cases were concentrated in Khan Younis Governorate in the southern Gaza Strip, noting that the rapid spread of the disease is directly attributable to severe overcrowding in the displaced persons' tents, the deterioration of water, sanitation, and environmental services, and the sharp rise in temperatures with the onset of summer..
UN teams confirmed that they have observed a terrifying spread of rodents, insects, and parasites in 83% of the displacement sites scattered across the Gaza Strip. This coincides with the accumulation of thousands of tons of solid waste and the pooling of sewage and stagnant water between tents, exacerbating health risks and threatening an uncontrollable epidemic given the destruction of the health sector..
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