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Date: Sun 22 Nov 2015<br>
Source: Radio Dabanga [edited]<br>
<<a href="https://www.dabangasudan.org/en/all-news/article/kala-azar-on-the-rise-among-north-darfur-displaced" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.dabangasudan.org/en/all-news/article/kala-azar-on-the-rise-among-north-darfur-displaced</a>><br>
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The displaced of camp Zamzam, south of El Fasher, capital of North<br>
Darfur, complain of an increase in those suffering from kala-azar*<br>
disease in the last 5 years. An activist told to Radio Dabanga that<br>
the rate of infection has risen from 150 cases in 2010 to 1800 in<br>
2015.<br>
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He highlighted the death of a number of patients. He attributed the<br>
increase to the halt in spraying operations that used to be carried<br>
out by organisations, lack of care for the environment health, a lack<br>
of mosquito nets among the displaced, a shortage of specialist<br>
doctors, and soaring prices of kala-azar medicines.<br>
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A number of kala-azar patients of camp Zamzam said that the treatment<br>
of the disease costs a patient more than SDG [Sudanese pound] 1000<br>
(about USD 165) in addition to the cost of medical examination,<br>
check-ups, and transportation to El Fasher.<br>
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They pointed out that the drugs require refrigeration, which is not<br>
available in the camp. Patients complained about the sharp<br>
deterioration in the health care, services, the lack of specialist<br>
medical staff, and the scarcity of medicines in the camp. They called<br>
on the Federal Ministry of Health and the World Health Organisation to<br>
expedite the delivery and provision of treatment for patients.<br>
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* Visceral leishmaniasis, also known as "black fever", is a parasitic<br>
disease, killing nearly all of those infected. It is caused by the<br>
bite of sandflies. If blood containing leishmania parasites is drawn<br>
from an animal or human, the next person to receive a bite will then<br>
become infected and develop leishmaniasis. Months after this initial<br>
infection the disease can progress into the more severe form of<br>
kala-azar.<br>
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[Leishmaniasis is highly endemic in both Sudan and South Sudan. The<br>
situation described with a more than 10-fold increase over 5 years in<br>
the number of cases, highlights the breakdown of treatment and control<br>
measures in the refugee camps.<br>
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Visceral leishmaniasis in almost always fatal if untreated.<br>
ProMED-mail will be happy to post comments from the authorities in<br>
Sudan on the situation and future plans for control of leishmaniasis<br>
in the refugee camps in Darfur. - Mod.EP<br>
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Maps of Sudan can be accessed at<br>
<<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/States_of_Sudan" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/States_of_Sudan</a>> and<br>
<<a href="http://healthmap.org/promed/p/48978" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://healthmap.org/promed/p/48978</a>>. - Sr.Tech.Ed.MJ]<br>
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[See Also:<br>
Leishmaniasis, visceral - East Africa<br>
<a href="http://promedmail.org/post/20151123.3812985" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://promedmail.org/post/20151123.3812985</a><br>
2013<br>
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Leishmaniasis, visceral - Sudan (ND)<br>
<a href="http://promedmail.org/post/20130125.1514958" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://promedmail.org/post/20130125.1514958</a><br>
2012<br>
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Leishmaniasis, visceral - Sudan: (DN) children<br>
<a href="http://promedmail.org/post/20120120.1016921" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://promedmail.org/post/20120120.1016921</a><br>
2011<br>
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Leishmaniasis, visceral - Sudan: (GD)<br>
<a href="http://promedmail.org/post/20110410.1133" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://promedmail.org/post/20110410.1133</a><br>
Leishmaniasis, visceral - Sudan (04): (SO)<br>
<a href="http://promedmail.org/post/20101216.4453" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://promedmail.org/post/20101216.4453</a><br>
Leishmaniasis, visceral - Sudan: (JG)<br>
<a href="http://promedmail.org/post/20100808.2709" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://promedmail.org/post/20100808.2709</a><br>
2009<br>
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Leishmaniasis - Sudan: (southern)<br>
<a href="http://promedmail.org/post/20091107.3851" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://promedmail.org/post/20091107.3851</a><br>
2003<br>
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Leishmaniasis - Sudan (03) <a href="http://promedmail.org/post/20031228.3152" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://promedmail.org/post/20031228.3152</a><br>
2002<br>
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Leishmaniasis - Sudan (02) <a href="http://promedmail.org/post/20021117.5835" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://promedmail.org/post/20021117.5835</a><br>
Leishmaniasis - Sudan <a href="http://promedmail.org/post/20021110.5767" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://promedmail.org/post/20021110.5767</a><br>
1998<br>
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Leishmaniasis - Sudan (02) <a href="http://promedmail.org/post/19980125.0180" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://promedmail.org/post/19980125.0180</a><br>
Leishmaniasis - Sudan <a href="http://promedmail.org/post/19980123.0169" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://promedmail.org/post/19980123.0169</a>]<br>
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