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Kala-azar outbreak threatens displaced people in Sudan’s Gedaref state
November 25, 2024 (GEDAREF) – An outbreak of Kala-azar in Sudan’s eastern Gedaref state is raising concerns amidst a fragile healthcare system and a large influx of people displaced by conflict. The disease, also known as visceral leishmaniasis, has infected 133 people in the Qalaa an-Nahl locality, resulting in six deaths, according to Abkar al-Douma Ibrahim, head of the Friends of Kala-azar and Communicable Diseases Association at al-Dahima Hospital. “The spread of the disease among children has disrupted schooling, with 40 children infected,” Ibrahim told Sudan Tribune. Seventy women and 17 men have also contracted the disease. The outbreak follows the recent sesame harvest, as the disea

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