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KHARTOUM (Sudan): Mosquito-born yellow fever has killed 32 people in Sudan's conflict-plagued Darfur region this month, the health ministry said in a statement.
“According to laboratory results, people are affected by yellow fever. The total number affected in the two states is 84, 32 of whom died,” the statement said, referring to outbreaks in Central and South Darfur, the Oct 30 statement said a vaccination campaign is being prepared.
In the meantime, the ministry has sent blood supplies and medicines to the area, and has a plan to fight mosquitos, it said. “Now we received some reports from the area saying the situation is stable,” the ministry added. —AFP
