SUDAN:100+ cases suspected "meningitis"

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   Sudan: Fifteen Die of Suspected Meningitis in Six 

States 

UN Integrated Regional Information Networks 

NEWS

February 9, 2006 

Posted to the web February 9, 2006 

Khartoum 

More than 100 cases of suspected meningitis, including 15 fatalities, 

have been recorded in six Sudanese states since early January, the United 

Nations World Health Organization (WHO) has reported.

The agency said at least 136 cases had been reported in the states of 

Khartoum, Blue Nile, Kassala, Sennar, West Darfur and Gederef.

"WHO is supporting the enhancement of surveillance systems for 

meningococcal diseases, and these have been put into place throughout 

Sudan - particularly in Darfur states - in order to rapidly detect and 

identify any evolving outbreak," said Emma Fitzpatrick, the agency's 

public information officer, on Wednesday.

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	Sudan: Fifteen Die of Suspected Meningitis in Six States UN Integrated Regional Information Networks NEWS February 9, 2006 Posted to the web February 9, 2006 Khartoum More than 100 cases of suspected meningitis, including 15 fatalities, have been recorded in six Sudanese states since early January, the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) has reported. The agency said at least 136 cases had been reported in the states of Khartoum, Blue Nile, Kassala, Sennar, West Darfur and Gederef. "WHO is supporting the enhancement of surveillance systems for meningococcal diseases, and these have been put into place throughout Sudan - particularly in Darfur states - in order to rapidly detect and identify any evolving outbreak," said Emma Fitzpatrick, the agency's public information officer, on Wednesday. http:// allafrica.com/stories/200602090238.html * EXCERPT Edited by Rick