Khartoum / El Goz — 23 patients have died since the outbreak of dengue fever began in 12 Sudanese states, meanwhile, nine cases of 'acute hysteria' have prompted calls for a factfinding mission in South Kordofan. The Sudanese Ministry of Health reported 3,326 cases of dengue fever across Sudan on Tuesday. Red Sea state, Kassala, White Nile state, South Kordofan, East Darfur, and West Darfur have also reported dengue cases. In North Kordofan, doctors recently called to declare the capital El Obeid a disaster area due to the outbreak of dengue fever. Acute hysteriaHealth sources in South Kordofan reported nine cases of acute hysteria among secondary school students in El Debibad in El Goz in the northern part of the state yesterday.

Source: The North Africa Journal November 24, 2022 02:02 UTC