Egypt Daily News – The Sudanese Ministry of Health announced an increase in dengue fever cases to about 2024, including 9 deaths, and cholera deaths reaching 699.
A statement issued by the Ministry of Health said, “The cholera epidemiological situation report revealed 82 new cases on Monday, October 14, including one death, raising the cumulative number of cases in 74 localities across 11 states to 24,604 cases, including 699 deaths.”
The statement revealed the registration of 95 new cases of dengue fever, including four deaths, bringing the total number of cases to 2024, with 9 deaths in 20 localities across 5 states.
Severe dengue fever occurs when blood vessels are damaged, causing blood to leak out, and the number of cells that form clots (platelets) in the bloodstream decreases. This can lead to shock, internal bleeding, organ failure, and even death.
The statement indicated that “interventions against cholera have led to a decrease in infections in several states as well as in the number of patients admitted to isolation centers, especially in the states of Kassala, Khartoum, River Nile, Northern, and Gedaref, with an increase recorded in other states including Al-Jazira, Sennar, and White Nile.”
Sudanese authorities are struggling to eradicate cholera, as Sudan received 1.4 million doses of the cholera vaccine on October 5th, with the aim of vaccinating more than one million people in the River Nile, Kassala, and Gedaref states.
The outbreak of cholera, which began on August 12, is attributed to the torrential floods and heavy rains that swept through large areas of the country, creating a fertile environment for the proliferation of disease vectors at a time when the war has completely disrupted health services.
This epidemic is not new to Sudan, as a previous outbreak led to the death of 700 people and infected around 22,000 others in less than two months in 2017.
