EL GENEINA – The Minister of Health Affairs for the Darfur Regional Authority, Firdos Abdel Rahman Yousif, has denied reports of the deadly Ebola virus disease in El Geneina, capital of West Darfur. Media in Sudan have been prohibited from covering any news related to the disease. Meanwhile, the World Health Organization reported on Thursday that 1,552 deaths have been recorded so far, mostly in West Africa.
The Sudan News Agency quoted the Minister on Thursday, saying the suspected case came from Abeche in Chad. The patient suffered from haemorrhagic fever, began taking treatment from the health centre, and was then transferred to a hospital in El Geneina, she claimed. “After further tests, the patient was diagnosed with HIV and AIDS, started his treatment, showed symptoms of haemorrhagic fever, and later died.”…
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