Deadly hepatitis E highlights water, health ills in Iraq

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NY TIMES NEWS SERVICE , BAGHDAD
Sunday, Sep 26, 2004,Page 6

A virulent form of hepatitis that is especially lethal for pregnant women has broken out in two of Iraq's most troubled districts, Iraqi Health Ministry officials said in interviews this week.

They warned that a collapse of water and sewage systems during the continuing violence in the country is at the root of the outbreak.

The disease, called hepatitis E, is caused by a virus that is often spread by sewage-contaminated drinking water. The officials said that they had equipment to test only a limited number of people showing symptoms, suggesting that only a fraction of the actual cases has been firmly diagnosed.

http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2004/09/26/2003204409

[Whoa_Nelly]

1. Ah, yes. The war is going so well

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[izzie]

2. Well Bush will leave and call it a win and the Iraq people are-----

to nuts to run their own country and we had nothing to do with it all. All is well.

[Moderator]

3. Duplicate

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=860721