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  • So. SUdan: 2017 Malaria

    Source: http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/20..._136592630.htm

    UN warns of malaria outbreak in S. Sudan after years of conflict
    Source: Xinhua| 2017-09-08 03:34:49|Editor: Mu Xuequan

    GENEVA, Sept. 7 (Xinhua) -- The World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Thursday of a rapidly rising burden of malaria in South Sudan, amid a widespread of displacement and a major food crisis as a result of years of conflict.

    Though malaria season is underway across much of sub-Saharan Africa, a particularly heavy toll has been recorded in South Sudan, where the entire population is at high risk of contracting the illness because of a fractured health system.

    The WHO estimated that 1.3 million people have fallen ill with malaria this year, while thousands are affected by cholera and measles, particularly along the Nile River and in camps for displaced people...

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