- Unknown disease has killed 89 people in northern town of Fangak, Jonglei state
- The World Health Organization has sent a rapid response team to investigate
- Samples taken by local health officials returned negative results for cholera
Baya said the team of scientists had to reach Fangak via a helicopter due to severe flooding in the area, adding that the group are waiting for transport to return them to the capital Juba on Wednesday.
In the bordering state of Unity, severe floods have increased the spread of diseases such as malaria and caused malnutrition in children due to food shortages, Lam Tungwar Kueigwong, the state’s minister of land, housing and public utilities, said.
Oil from the fields in the region had contaminated the water, he said, leading to the death of domestic animals.
The flooding in the north of South Sudan has cut off communities from accessing supplies of food and other vital commodities.
An “Unknown Disease”? Well, even IF they discover what it is, will they be honest enough to tell us the truth? It’s not like WHO is high on my list with veracity and integrity.
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Snyder at NOQReport has a great article on this. I took a screenshot to share from it.
I did not know that particular part of history—-how the plague began in Europe . It puts things into perspective.
https://noqreport.com/2021/12/15/a-new-mystery-disease-is-killing-scores-of-people-in-south-sudan/
Difficult not to be cynical and suspicious of anything reported by government agencies after the last two years.