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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Yellow fever outbreak in Darfur, Sudan in october 2012; the initial outbreak investigation report
Journal of Infection and Public Health, Volume 6, No. 5, Year 2013
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Description
Introduction: Sudan is subject to repeated outbreaks, including Viral Hemorrhagic Fever (VHF), which is considered to be a very serious illness. Yellow Fever (YF) outbreaks in Sudan have been reported from the 1940s through 2005. In 2012, a new outbreak of YF occurred in the Darfur region. Objective: To identify the potential for an outbreak, to diagnose the disease and to be able to recognize its cause among the initial reported cases. Methodology: >This is a descriptive and investigative field study that applies standard communicable disease outbreak investigation steps. The study involved clinical, serological, entomological and environmental surveys. Results: The field investigation confirmed the outbreak and identified its cause to be YF. Conclusion: National surveillance systems should be strong enough to detect VHFs in a timely manner. Local health facilities should be prepared to promptly treat the initial cases because the case fatality ratios (CFRs) are usually very high among the index cases. © 2013 King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences.
Authors & Co-Authors
Soghaier, Mohammed A.
Sudan
Sudan Federal Ministry of Health
Hagar, Ahmed
Sudan
Sudan Federal Ministry of Health
Abbas, Mohammed A.
Sudan
Sudan Federal Ministry of Health
Elmangory, Mutasim M.
Sudan
Sudan Federal Ministry of Health
Eltahir, Khalid M.
Sudan, Khartoum
Who Country Office
Sall, Amadou Alpha
Senegal, Dakar
Pasture Institute
Statistics
Citations: 24
Authors: 6
Affiliations: 3
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/j.jiph.2013.04.007
ISSN:
18760341
e-ISSN:
1876035X
Research Areas
Infectious Diseases
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Locations
Sudan