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. 2008 Apr;14(4):664-6.
doi: 10.3201/eid1404.071099.

Kala-azar epidemiology and control, southern Sudan

Jan H Kolaczinski  1 , Andrew Hope, Jose Antonio Ruiz, John Rumunu, Michaleen Richer, Jill Seaman
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Kala-azar epidemiology and control, southern Sudan

Jan H Kolaczinski et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2008 Apr.

Abstract

Southern Sudan is one of the areas in eastern Africa most affected by visceral leishmaniasis (kala-azar), but lack of security and funds has hampered control. Since 2005, the return of stability has opened up new opportunities to expand existing interventions and introduce new ones.

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Figure 1
Map of Southern Sudan showing the 2 foci of visceral leishmaniasis. Shaded areas represent those counties where primary cases were reported from January through June 2007. Inset shows location of Sudan in Africa. (Adapted from World Health Organization, Southern Sudan Health Update, July–August 2007.)
Figure 2
Figure 2
Total annual number of kala-azar cases in Southern Sudan reported to the World Health Organization, 1989–2006.
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