Kala-azar patients appeal for assistance Sunday, 02 October 2011 19:06 Health >>> E-mail Print
kalazar_flyPatients at Kala-azar treatment center in Jonglei State are in urgent need of food and shelter, the commissioner of Ayod County, in Jonglei State, James Thoi Ruai, has said. Thoi said that more than 500 patients suffering from Kala-azar are on the verge of starvation. The commissioner says that the center was destroyed and food items looted following an attack on the center by forces loyal to renegade General George Athor. Kala-azar, also known as visceral leishmaniasis, is common in Ayod, Fangak and Pigi counties in northern Jonglei state. The disease is transmitted by sand fly bites. Symptoms of the disease include fever, loss of appetite, fatigue, enlargement of liver, spleen and nodes. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "JFD info" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/jfdinfo?hl=en.
