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| Rift Valley Fever deaths in Sudan | Rift Valley Fever deaths in Sudan |
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| Rift Valley Fever has killed nearly 100 people in Sudan since reports of an outbreak surfaced a week ago, the UN World Health Organisation (WHO) says. | Rift Valley Fever has killed nearly 100 people in Sudan since reports of an outbreak surfaced a week ago, the UN World Health Organisation (WHO) says. |
| Gazeera State has seen the most rapid increase in human cases, the WHO says. | Gazeera State has seen the most rapid increase in human cases, the WHO says. |
| In its most serious haemorrhagic form, Rift Valley Fever can kill as many as half of those who contract it. | In its most serious haemorrhagic form, Rift Valley Fever can kill as many as half of those who contract it. |
| Herders and livestock workers are most vulnerable as it can be spread through contact with contaminated animal blood or bites from infected mosquitoes. | Herders and livestock workers are most vulnerable as it can be spread through contact with contaminated animal blood or bites from infected mosquitoes. |
| The Food and Agricultural Organization has deployed an animal health expert to Sudan to help the government contain any outbreak in livestock, the WHO said in a statement. | The Food and Agricultural Organization has deployed an animal health expert to Sudan to help the government contain any outbreak in livestock, the WHO said in a statement. |
| The UN body says it has started holding daily meetings to monitor the spread of the disease. | The UN body says it has started holding daily meetings to monitor the spread of the disease. |
| The incubation period of Rift Valley Fever ranges between two to six days and most patients die after developing haemorrhagic fever. | The incubation period of Rift Valley Fever ranges between two to six days and most patients die after developing haemorrhagic fever. |
| The WHO says that 96 deaths have been reported from White Nile, Sennar and Gazeera States. | The WHO says that 96 deaths have been reported from White Nile, Sennar and Gazeera States. |
| It says the cases in Gazeera are reported in an area close to irrigation canals. | It says the cases in Gazeera are reported in an area close to irrigation canals. |