Yellow fever outbreak in Sudan - Situation Report No 1, 7 November 2013
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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.
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.
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.
Communicable disease surveillance system is strengthened in the states of White Nile, Gezira, Kassala, Gedarif and Khartoum.