oPt: Caritas doctor in Gaza speaks out on a mounting rodent health crisis

Country: occupied Palestinian territory Source: Caritas Over 70.000 infection cases recorded in 2026 as displaced families are bitten in their sleep, antidotes run out and an exhausted health system struggles to cope Amid the ongoing humanitarian catastrophe in the Gaza Strip, a new devastating public health emergency is breaking: a massive rodent infestation that is spreading diseases. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), more than 70,000 cases of ectoparasite infections and rodent