Monday, 8 September 2014

Disease

Kala-Azar Outbreak in South Sudan

The health ministry in South Sudan’s Jonglei state has reported an outbreak of Kala-azar in its remote Akobo and Nyirol counties.

Kala-azar is a chronic and potentially fatal parasitic disease of the the internal organs, particularly the liver, spleen, bone marrow and lymph nodes transmitted by sandfly bites.

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