Lebanese health authorities on Friday detected the first case of cholera outbreak inside a Syrian refugee camp in the Bekaa town of Qab Elias.
Lebanese media reported that the Governor of the Bekaa, Kamal Abu Joudeh, followed up with the concerned parties the case that was registered and made contacts with the relevant medical and security authorities, and asked them to remain fully prepared, and gave directions to immediately report any positive case of cholera that is monitored.
The medical teams worked to isolate the case that it had detected inside the camp for the first time, and took appropriate health measures to prevent the spread of the virus.
The Governor of the Bekaa circulated to all Bekaa municipalities to remain in a state of readiness, monitor the camps and report any suspicious case, asking citizens to take caution and adhere to the instructions of the Ministry of Public Health and the World Health Organization (WHO) and report any suspected case, in order to preserve their safety and the safety of their families.
The Syrian refugee camps in Lebanon lack the simplest conditions of hygiene and prevention, as the refugees inside the camps depend on contaminated water stored in tanks that do not meet the sterilization requirements.
In addition to the contamination of foods and vegetables due to the lack of healthy storage conditions inside the tent, and this causes the spread of street vendors who often sell open food Inside the camps, a catalyst for the infection of children with this contagious and deadly epidemic, of which water and food contamination and lack of attention to personal hygiene are the most important causes of infection.
The Lebanese government estimates 1.5 million Syrian refugees and 13,715 refugees of other nationalities. 90% of Syrian refugees are living in extreme poverty, according to the UNHCR.
(Reporting by Abdul-Hafiz al-Houlani )
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