39 people die from measles in South Sudan in 4 months: WHO


  • World
  • Wednesday, 15 May 2024

JUBA, May 14 (Xinhua) -- The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday that 39 people have died from measles since January in South Sudan, with a case fatality rate of 1.7 percent.

The UN health agency, in an epidemiological report released in Juba, the capital of South Sudan, reported a total of 2,271 suspected measles cases, with 146 lab-confirmed cases.

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