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Vol 15 No 4 November 2022
EDITORIAL
World’s first vaccination campaign to control hepatitis E outbreak in Bentiu, South Sudan
John Rumunu
Hepatitis E is the most common cause of acute viral hepatitis, causing approximately 20 million infections and 44,000 deaths every year. It is transmitted through faecal contamination of food and water. The fatality rate is up to 25% among pregnant women, as well as increasing the risk of spontaneous abortions and stillbirths. Outbreaks of hepatitis E have occurred since 2015 in Bentiu, the largest internally displaced persons camp in South Sudan. In the most recent outbreak 759 patients were confirmed with hepatitis E, 17 of whom died.
COVID-19 RESOURCE CENTRE
South Sudan COVID-19 Statistics
Visit the Ministry of Health COVID-19 site here
NEW RESOURCE
Download the final report of the Community Approaches to Epidemic Management in South Sudan here.
See more on the Rift Valley Institute website.