ASHARQ AL-AWSAT English·3 min read·medium
'All These Rashes': Chickenpox Surges in Gaza Camps
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Asharq Al Awsat
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A chickenpox outbreak is spreading rapidly through overcrowded displacement camps in Gaza due to poor sanitation and the inability to isolate patients. Health officials report over 9,300 suspected cases, exacerbated by a lack of clean water and extreme population density.
Eight-year-old Ruba Saadeh spends her days confined to the tent she shares with her family in Gaza, her body dotted with inflamed red blisters as chickenpox sweeps through overcrowded camps like the one they live in.
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