Visceral Leishmaniasis Outbreak in South Sudan 2009-2012: Epidemiological Assessment and Impact of a Multisectoral Response: e2720

In 1994 and in 2002 there were two further outbreaks in northern Jonglei and Eastern Upper Nile states, resulting in 17,000 cases reported. Since 2002, the number of cases reported has progressively decreased to reach 582 in 2008. From 2004 to 2008, an average of 1,756 cases were reported annually,...

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Published in:PLoS neglected tropical diseases 2014-03, Vol.8 (3)
Main Authors: Abubakar, Abdinasir, Ruiz-Postigo, José Antonio, Pita, Jane, Lado, Mounir, Ben-Ismail, Riadh, Argaw, Daniel, Alvar, Jorge
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Data analysis
Epidemiology
Fatalities
Health facilities
Hospitals
Mortality
NGOs
Nongovernmental organizations
Outbreaks
Primary care
Tropical diseases
Vector-borne diseases
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Summary:In 1994 and in 2002 there were two further outbreaks in northern Jonglei and Eastern Upper Nile states, resulting in 17,000 cases reported. Since 2002, the number of cases reported has progressively decreased to reach 582 in 2008. From 2004 to 2008, an average of 1,756 cases were reported annually, although the actual number of cases was estimated to be between 7,400 and 14,200 cases [9]. [...]2004, VL treatment services were provided almost exclusively by Médecins Sans Frontières-Holland (MSF-H), after which time part of the VL-treatment activities were handed over to the Southern Sudan Secretariat of Health.
ISSN:1935-2727
1935-2735
DOI:10.1371/journal.pntd.0002720