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Sudan

Health Highlights - Week 7, 11 - 17 February 2012

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Public health concerns

  • From 1 January up to 17 February, a total of 94 suspected cases of meningitis were reported in Sudan with 3 deaths (case fatality rate of 4.1%).

  • After reaching the epidemic threshold, Aborai sector in North Kordofan was covered by meningitis vaccination cam-paign. The target population in this sector was 27000 populations under the age group of 20-30 years.

  • Acute respiratory infections, bloody diarrhoea, clinical malaria, were the leading diseases in Darfur. Two deaths were reported from North Darfur and were attributed to ARI and malnutrition.

  • Fifteen (15) suspected cases of acute jaundice syndrome (AJS) were reported from all of Darfur.

  • Malaria, acute chest infections and diarrhea are common diseases in South Kordofan.