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Rare Diseases Making A Comeback?
Other officials noted that cholera and typhoid are re-emerging on the outskirts of Europe. In Russia, for example, a typhoid outbreak occurred recently when sewage leaked into drinking water. In Latvia, the WHO said about half of the rural population relies on shallow wells that do not meet purity standards. The WHO estimates that, overall, one in seven Europeans do not have access to safe drinking water. The agency also says climate changes linked to global warming are allowing the mosquitoes that carry malaria and dengue fever to breed further north (BBC Online, 15 Jun).