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IRAQ: Deadly Fever Named After Blackwater

dahr-jamail.jpg Inter Press Service
By Ali al-Fadhily and Dahr Jamail*

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FALLUJAH, Mar 26 (IPS) – Iraqi doctors in al-Anbar province warn of a new disease they call "Blackwater" that threatens the lives of thousands. The disease is named after Blackwater Worldwide, the U.S. mercenary company operating in Iraq.

"This disease is a severe form of malarial infection caused by the parasite plasmodium falciparum, which is considered the worst type of malarial infection," Dr. Ali Hakki from…

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