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Battling cholera, Lebanon gets first vaccines, and sharp words, from France

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Lebanon took delivery on Monday of its first vaccines to combat a worsening cholera outbreak – together with sharply worded criticism of the crisis-hit country’s crumbling public health infrastructure from donor nation France.

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Cholera outbreaks surging worldwide, fatality rates rising, WHO official says

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Cholera cases have surged this year, especially in places of poverty and conflict, with outbreaks reported in 26 countries and fatality rates rising sharply, a World Health Organization official said on Friday.

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