Hundreds of people have possibly contracted the disease cholera in Wau Shilluk in Upper Nile over the past few days, according to a UN report, which said the outbreak caused seven deaths. The UN coordination office in South Sudan stated in its regular update Friday that 246 suspected cases were reported in the area in a period of only 72 hours. The outbreak in Wau Shilluk prompted a ‘major alert’ by humanitarian health organizations. The area hosts about 39,000 people displaced by earlier conflict. Aid workers have sent additional medical staff to the area, set up oral rehydration stations and hand-washing stations, and distributed soap and hygiene kits. In total nationwide 2,613 cases of the disease have been reported as of 2 July, with 63 deaths, making for a case fatality rate of 2.4 per cent, above the emergency threshold of 1 per cent. UN report states that the disease has spread with outbreaks reported in nine of 10 states of the country.
Posted on: Sun, 06 Jul 2014 07:59:18 +0000
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