Sudanese officials say dengue fever outbreak kills 26
The Hindu
As per the Sudanese Health Ministry, there were 460 confirmed cases of the disease and a further 3,436 suspected cases
Sudanese health officials on Wednesday said at least 26 people have died from dengue fever in one of the worst outbreaks the country has seen in recent years.
Dengue fever is a mosquito-borne disease that occurs in tropical areas of the world, usually spreading near stagnant sources of water.
There were 460 confirmed cases of the disease and a further 3,436 suspected cases, the Sudanese Health Ministry announced on social media. The figures were dated as being recorded on Monday.
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Around 20 of the deaths were recorded in the southern Kordofan region, one of the areas where the outbreak was first reported by the Sudanese Doctors Committee in early November.
Several local media outlets put the official number of cases as much higher.