Rift Valley Fever -- South Sudan
The Rift Valley fever (RVF) outbreak in Eastern Lakes state, South Sudan, has grown to 32 cases and 4 deaths, according to a World Health Organization (WHO) update published this week.
During the past week, a 17-year-old male who presented to hospital on 19 Feb 2018 with a history of fever, headache, and joint pain that started the same day. On 21 Feb 2018, he vomited coffee grounds and frank blood, passed melena stools, lost consciousness, and died the same day. The case was positive for
Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?5675244&promed&0
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