JUBA, March 8 (Xinhua) -- South Sudan has declared an outbreak of cholera after two samples were confirmed positive in the protection of civilians (PoC) site in Malakal, the capital of Upper Nile State.
Minister of Health Yolanda Awel Deng said the ministry received an alert of a suspected cholera outbreak in Malakal on Feb. 22, and a multidisciplinary national rapid response team was deployed to conduct preliminary epidemiological investigation and verification, and support initial response.
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