Chickenpox outbreak spreads across Gaza’s overcrowded tent camps | TheBriefWire
Chickenpox outbreak spreads across Gaza’s overcrowded tent camps
Published 23 July 2026 · science
More than 1,000 days of war and displacement have forced hundreds of thousands of Palestinians into overcrowded tent camps. A lack of space, clean water
More than 1,000 days of war and displacement have forced hundreds of thousands of Palestinians into overcrowded tent camps. A lack of space, clean water and basic sanitation is making it harder to contain the spread of chickenpox.
Families are living in cramped conditions, where isolating anyone who falls sick is nearly impossible. Al Jazeera’s Ibrahim al-Khalili reports from Gaza City, Palestine. Find
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