Rift Valley Fever in Sudan

Posted on December 25, 2007 by Adventure Doc

Rift Valley Fever, a increasingly more common viral fever, is making an appearence in Sudan.  A WHO report from December 20th, 2007 discusses the 601 new cases and 211 deaths in the areas of White Nile, Sennar, Gazeera and River Nile States. Gazeera seems to be the hardest hit with 406 cases and almost 150 [...]

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Rift Valley Fever in Sudan

Posted on November 3, 2007 by Adventure Doc

WHO has confirmed that an outbreak in Sudan, originally thought to be Yellow Fever is actually Rift Valley Fever.  Areas named included: White Nile, Sennar, and Jazeera provinces in central and eastern Sudan Promed had some information from Reuters about this and cited 60 dead and 125 cases.  Rift Valley Fever Basics: A febrile viral [...]

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