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Sudan’s Federal Ministry of Health (FMoH) has notified the World Health Organization (WHO) of a yellow fever outbreak in West Kordofan.
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Between 3 October and 6 November 2013, a total of 22 suspected cases of yellow fever were reported, including eight deaths, presenting a case fatality rate of 36.3% - YF positive samples will arrive to Institute Pasteur in Dakar, WHO Collaborating Centre for Yellow Fever on Friday 8 November 2013 for re-confirmation procedures.
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WHO through the FMoH has sent supplies to the State Ministry of Health (SMoH) comprising of medical equipment, life-saving medicines, laboratory tools, cleaning tools and disinfectant, mosquito nets and insecticides to the affected areas.
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Communicable disease surveillance system is strengthened in the states of White Nile, Gezira, Kassala, Gedarif and Khartoum.