Fresh Meningitis Outbreak Reported in Upper Nile
A fresh Meningitis outbreak has been reported in Baliet County, Upper Nile State, an official has announced. 19 May 2013 The Meningitis vaccination campaign kicked off last week in Malakal. [Gurtong | File] By Jok P Mayom MALAKAL, 18 May 2013 [Gurtong]- The Upper Nile State Health Minister Dr.Charles Yor Odhok said that one person was reported by health personnel in the county to the state ministry confirming the outbreak of the disease in Baliet. Yor added that the vaccination campaign will be extended to the county to curb the outbreak. “We told the health county personnel to bring the case to Malakal teaching hospital for treatment,” the minister said. “We assured the whole public and the entire people of the state to take much preventive measure in avoiding the spread of the disease,” he added. “We have advised all the communities to report any case of incidence to the health personnel trained so that they quickly help to rescue the life of infected individuals,” he added. The minister urges the communities to take much care and rescue of the sick by taking them to the teaching hospital rather than taking them to private clinics. He said people confuse the sign and symptoms and that‘s why people take them to the clinics. The minister assured the public of the transmission routes of the disease saying; that the disease can be transmitted through respiratory droplets and secretion during close contact with infected persons adding that it should be avoided. "Prevention is better than cure and so our people must do preventive measures," he said. Meningitis outbreak last month broke out in April 15 and got noticed in April 30 in which the outbreak killed three people and with the series of infection from 38 to 70 said to be under medical treatment and care in Malakal teaching hospital. Posted in: Home, Health -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "South Sudan Info - The Kob" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
