Suwayda... The spread of the liver virus among the people of a town and its neighboring villages
ARK News… Suwayda governorate recorded "unprecedented numbers" of hepatitis A cases during the past few days, in light of suspected contamination of drinking water by sewage in several villages in the governorate.
Suwayda 24 Network said, quoting local medical sources, that the injuries were concentrated in the Salkhad area and its neighboring villages, in the south of the governorate.
The sources added, "The number of patients is unprecedented, and there are daily cases recorded in the town of Arman and the city of Salkhad," and it is likely that the reason for the increase in infections is "contamination of drinking water and water from wells close to sewage."
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