Burning rubbish chokes besieged Yemeni city of Taiz
Taiz residents face health risks as waste accumulates amid sniper fire, forcing people to burn it in the streets.

Taiz residents face health risks as waste accumulates amid sniper fire, forcing people to burn it in the streets.


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Aid cuts and poor sanitation are deepening fears that Ebola is spreading through displacement camps.
The US Department of Agriculture says New World screwworm has been detected in a Texas calf.

Violence and overcrowding hampers Ebola response in DRC.
Firefighters were able to reduce the tank’s temperature, buying crews more time to stabilise the situation.
The British ship docked in the southwestern French city of Bordeaux reports 49 suspected cases.
Experts say the transmission of hantavirus between humans is so rare that a pandemic is nearly ‘impossible’.
Skin conditions have become a serious issue for healthcare workers in Gaza, particularly when temperatures rise.
Palestinian families in Gaza endure daily terror from rats in unsanitary camps, but help is hard to come by.
Palestinian engineers struggle to repair Gaza’s water system, which has been contaminated, posing a health risk.
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Health authorities are warning of yet another potential health threat in Gaza: leptospirosis.