Ronan Kelly
Retired 2020
South Darfur denies hemorrhagic fever outbreak
October 22, 2015 (NYALA) - South Darfur health authorities denied hemorrhagic fever outbreak in the state and reiterated its readiness to control the disease.
In statements to Sudan Tribune on Thursday, South Darfur health minister Yacoub Ibrahim al-Dmoki stressed that the "state is free of viral hemorrhagic fever (VHF) diseases", adding they are "closely monitoring the situation" .
However, al-Dmoki confirmed the arrival of a federal medical team to Nyala on its way to East Darfur state to investigate reports about a VHF outbreak there.
The VHF is a general term for a severe illness, sometimes associated with bleeding, that may be caused by a number of viruses. The term is applied to diseases such as Lassa fever, Rift Valley fever, Ebola, yellow fever, and dengue among others.
In 2012, an outbreak of yellow fever hit the troubled region of western Sudan killing some 171 people. The federal health ministry and World Health Organization (WHO) reported that there had been 847 suspected cases.
Director of the Epidemiology Department in East Darfur state Mohamed Joda told Sudan Tribune that the state didn?t witness new cases of hemorrhagic fever disease but admitted that it killed one person who died in a hospital in the capital Khartoum where he had been transported for treatment since more than a week ago.
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October 22, 2015 (NYALA) - South Darfur health authorities denied hemorrhagic fever outbreak in the state and reiterated its readiness to control the disease.
In statements to Sudan Tribune on Thursday, South Darfur health minister Yacoub Ibrahim al-Dmoki stressed that the "state is free of viral hemorrhagic fever (VHF) diseases", adding they are "closely monitoring the situation" .
However, al-Dmoki confirmed the arrival of a federal medical team to Nyala on its way to East Darfur state to investigate reports about a VHF outbreak there.
The VHF is a general term for a severe illness, sometimes associated with bleeding, that may be caused by a number of viruses. The term is applied to diseases such as Lassa fever, Rift Valley fever, Ebola, yellow fever, and dengue among others.
In 2012, an outbreak of yellow fever hit the troubled region of western Sudan killing some 171 people. The federal health ministry and World Health Organization (WHO) reported that there had been 847 suspected cases.
Director of the Epidemiology Department in East Darfur state Mohamed Joda told Sudan Tribune that the state didn?t witness new cases of hemorrhagic fever disease but admitted that it killed one person who died in a hospital in the capital Khartoum where he had been transported for treatment since more than a week ago.
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