{"id":186807,"date":"2013-10-11T18:05:00","date_gmt":"2013-10-11T18:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dabangasudan.preview.websight.nl\/outbreak-of-mysterious-disease-in-darfur-s-east-jebel-marra\/"},"modified":"2013-10-11T18:05:00","modified_gmt":"2013-10-11T18:05:00","slug":"outbreak-of-mysterious-disease-in-darfur-s-east-jebel-marra","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/outbreak-of-mysterious-disease-in-darfur-s-east-jebel-marra","title":{"rendered":"Outbreak of ‘mysterious disease’ in Darfur’s East Jebel Marra"},"content":{"rendered":"

Several areas in Darfur’s East Jebel Marra are reporting an outbreak of a \u201cmysterious disease\u201d that is especially affecting young children.<\/p>\n

Symptoms of the disease include face and leg swelling, and small rashes \u201cthat quickly turn into bruises\u201d. A source explained that three adults were also infected, but they recovered after being treated at the El Fasher Hospital.<\/p>\n

\u201cFour children, however, who were also transferred to El Fasher four days ago were not cured and their health continues to deteriorate,\u201d the source continued.<\/p>\n

He stressed that dozens other children are suffering from the same symptoms, and the number of cases continues rising, \u201camid a complete lack of treatment possibilities\u201d in the areas affected. These areas include Koshna, Karfola, Dali, Massaliet, Nimra, Dubbo ,Kenjara, and Shurfa.<\/p>\n

Speaking to Radio Dabanga, activists are appealing to the central government to allow organisations to access the stricken areas of East Jebel Marra.<\/p>\n

They also appeal to the World Health Organisation to send a medical team to check on the situation,  \u201cthe government has denied access to doctors, medicines, and treatment for a considerable time.\u201d<\/p>\n

File photo by Albert Gonz\u00e1lez Farran\/Unamid<\/em><\/p>\n

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