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Cholera cases also at Duk Island and Terekeka: UNICEF
JUBA (19 Jul.)
Health officials working for relief agency UNICEF report that cholera cases have been found in two areas outside Juba, in addition to the cases within the city.
On Sunday the Ministry of Health reported that a cumulative of 30 suspected cholera cases have been admitted in Juba Teaching Hospital and 13 cases tested positive so far.
Today the UN children?s agency puts the number higher, saying 36 suspected cholera cases have been reported at Juba Teaching Hospital as of yesterday, with two deaths.
?There have also been cholera cases in Duk Island in Bor, where 32 cases and six deaths have been reported, and in Terekeka, where four cases and three deaths have been reported,? the UN agency stated.
UNICEF?s Cholera Task Force has been sending water and sanitation supplies to seven major hubs in the country in preparation for a cholera out
Cholera cases also at Duk Island and Terekeka: UNICEF
JUBA (19 Jul.)
Health officials working for relief agency UNICEF report that cholera cases have been found in two areas outside Juba, in addition to the cases within the city.
On Sunday the Ministry of Health reported that a cumulative of 30 suspected cholera cases have been admitted in Juba Teaching Hospital and 13 cases tested positive so far.
Today the UN children?s agency puts the number higher, saying 36 suspected cholera cases have been reported at Juba Teaching Hospital as of yesterday, with two deaths.
?There have also been cholera cases in Duk Island in Bor, where 32 cases and six deaths have been reported, and in Terekeka, where four cases and three deaths have been reported,? the UN agency stated.
UNICEF?s Cholera Task Force has been sending water and sanitation supplies to seven major hubs in the country in preparation for a cholera out
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