PRO/EDR> Pertussis – Sudan: (ND)

Whooping Cough — Sudan
The State Ministry of Health in North Darfur has reported the outbreak of whooping cough (pertussis) in El Sareif Beni Hussein locality in early September 2015. As of 7 Oct 2015, 323 suspected cases of the contagious disease were reported in the locality.
Preparations are underway to conduct a vaccination campaign for children under 5 in the locality, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in Sudan reported in its latest news bulletin. In mid-September 2015, the