Ronan Kelly
Retired 2020
Diseases kill at least 25 in West and North Darfur
KIREINIK / EL MALHA
(16 Sep.) -
At least 25 people diagnosed with visceral leishmaniasis (VL, also known as kala-azar or black fever) and scabies have died in West Darfur. In the north of Darfur four women died of fever caused by an unknown infection in Hilf area, west of El Malha.
The sheikh of Kireinik locality, Abdallah Abakir Zubair, told Radio Dabanga that more than 5,000 people are infected with VL, and scabies. At least 25 people have died, among them eight children, in Kireinik and Umm Dukhun localities within the past two weeks. VL, scabies and ringworm have appeared since last year and the hospitals and health centres in the region have become overcrowded with patients.
The sheikh explained that the planting season may fail because the majority of the population is infected with at least one of the diseases. He pointed out that the areas where the diseases are prevalent are Kireinik, Umm Dukhun, Umm Tajok, Amarjadeed, Khorsilla, Ghorban, Mukshashah and Hameeda).
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https://www.radiodabanga.org/node/55931
KIREINIK / EL MALHA
(16 Sep.) -
At least 25 people diagnosed with visceral leishmaniasis (VL, also known as kala-azar or black fever) and scabies have died in West Darfur. In the north of Darfur four women died of fever caused by an unknown infection in Hilf area, west of El Malha.
The sheikh of Kireinik locality, Abdallah Abakir Zubair, told Radio Dabanga that more than 5,000 people are infected with VL, and scabies. At least 25 people have died, among them eight children, in Kireinik and Umm Dukhun localities within the past two weeks. VL, scabies and ringworm have appeared since last year and the hospitals and health centres in the region have become overcrowded with patients.
The sheikh explained that the planting season may fail because the majority of the population is infected with at least one of the diseases. He pointed out that the areas where the diseases are prevalent are Kireinik, Umm Dukhun, Umm Tajok, Amarjadeed, Khorsilla, Ghorban, Mukshashah and Hameeda).
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https://www.radiodabanga.org/node/55931