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Eight dead in suspected Sudan cholera outbreak: report
January 16, 2017 (KHARTOUM) - Eight people have died and 342 infected at several Sudanese states in a second wave of a suspected cholera outbreak within five months, said a report by the independent Central Committee of Sudanese Doctors.
The report, which was seen by Sudan Tribune on Monday, said the preliminary tests of diarrhea samples proved they were cholera cases, pointing such cases are usually confirmed by a reference laboratory and announced by the Department of Epidemiology at the Health Ministry.
It pointed that a number of cases have been reported in Khartoum, Gazeera and Red Sea states, saying ?such cases must be handled with utmost seriousness to ensure the safety of patients and curtail the spread of the epidemic?...
Eight dead in suspected Sudan cholera outbreak: report
January 16, 2017 (KHARTOUM) - Eight people have died and 342 infected at several Sudanese states in a second wave of a suspected cholera outbreak within five months, said a report by the independent Central Committee of Sudanese Doctors.
The report, which was seen by Sudan Tribune on Monday, said the preliminary tests of diarrhea samples proved they were cholera cases, pointing such cases are usually confirmed by a reference laboratory and announced by the Department of Epidemiology at the Health Ministry.
It pointed that a number of cases have been reported in Khartoum, Gazeera and Red Sea states, saying ?such cases must be handled with utmost seriousness to ensure the safety of patients and curtail the spread of the epidemic?...
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