Juba, October 6 (EFE) – An outbreak of hepatitis E in two districts of eastern South Sudan has killed at least 12 people, a report said today, while warning that the disease is spreading to the African country. other areas. South Sudan Ministry of Health.
The reports said the cases occurred in Jonglei state and the Greater Bibor region, with “mostly women of childbearing age” and an unknown total.
He noted that the above-mentioned authorities had been alerted about the outbreak of the disease by humanitarian agencies working in the area, and that tests conducted in collaboration with Doctors Without Borders “confirmed the presence of cases in Jonglei State and Pibor Region.”
“Since mid-September, the death rate has reached 12 cases, mainly in the Fangak region of Jonglei state,” Deputy Health Minister Machar Adel said, according to the statement.
He stressed that “the average age of those affected is 33 years old and the majority are men”, without specifying the exact number, but stressed that “of the 12 deaths recorded, eight were between the ages of 24 and 25. Women between the ages.”
It is one of the least-known types of hepatitis, and its symptoms include yellowing of the skin, dark urine and extreme fatigue.
Water contamination and lack of hygiene and adequate sanitation facilitate its spread.
To prevent the spread of the disease, the head of state of one of the continent’s poorest countries called on people to “take precautionary measures, especially washing hands with soap and drinking clean water.” Efe