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Sudan: Unity State - Kala Azar Outbreak Kills One, 200 Affected
By Bonifacio Taban Kuich, 5 September 2012
Bentiu ? Unity State health officials and the World Health Organization are struggling to contain an outbreak of Kala azar, a disease spread by sand fly bites, in Koch County, 90 kilometres south of the state capital Bentiu.
Since 1 September, nearly 200 people are believed to be contracted Kala azar, with 84 being treated in Koch County Hospital for the potentially fatal disease that has already killed one person, Dr. Santino John Tabang director general of the state Ministry of Health told Sudan Tribune on Wednesday...
Sudan: Unity State - Kala Azar Outbreak Kills One, 200 Affected
By Bonifacio Taban Kuich, 5 September 2012
Bentiu ? Unity State health officials and the World Health Organization are struggling to contain an outbreak of Kala azar, a disease spread by sand fly bites, in Koch County, 90 kilometres south of the state capital Bentiu.
Since 1 September, nearly 200 people are believed to be contracted Kala azar, with 84 being treated in Koch County Hospital for the potentially fatal disease that has already killed one person, Dr. Santino John Tabang director general of the state Ministry of Health told Sudan Tribune on Wednesday...