Sunday, 5 March 2017

PRO/EDR> Chemical weapons - Syria: chlorine, sarin gas, blistering agent

Poisoning -- Syria
Following the reported use of chemical weapons agents in East Mosul, Iraq, WHO, partners and local health authorities have activated an emergency response plan to safely treat men, women and children who may be exposed to the highly toxic chemicals.
Since 1 Mar 2017, 12 patients including women and children with respiratory symptoms and blistering have been received for treatment by a referral hospital in Erbil, according to local health authorities. Of these, 4 patients are showing severe

Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://bit.ly/2lQb4Qb

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