Hepatitis E Kills 16 Refugees in South Sudan

The UN refugee agency is working to control an outbreak of Hepatitis E that has killed 16 people across three refugee camps in South Sudan. There have been 23 confirmed cases so far.
  • South Sudan:   Hepatitis E Outbreak Kills 16 Refugees

    UNHCR, 14 September 2012

    The UN refugee agency is working with the government, the World Health Organization and other partners to control an outbreak of Hepatitis E that has killed 16 refugees in three… Read more »

A Sudanese refugee and her daughter in Gendrassa camp, where one person has died of Hepatitis E.

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