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Viral meningitis on rise in Gaza as overcrowding, damaged sanitation fuel disease, UN warns

Summary by Arab News
NEW YORK: Viral meningitis is spreading in the Gaza Strip, the UN warned on Thursday. Overcrowding, battered water and sanitation networks and shortages of essential treatments are driving up the risk of transmission across the enclave. Acute respiratory infections remained the most prevalent health condition reported in Gaza in September, UN associate spokesperson Shirin Yaseen said, citing a World Health Organization report. “To scale up servi…
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Arab News broke the news in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Thursday, October 29, 2026.
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