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PRO/AH/EDR> Crimean-Congo hem. fever – East Africa: S Sudan (EL) susp, Uganda (NK) RFI

Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever -- South Sudan'Bleeding Eye Fever' that's deadlier than the plague has killed 4 and infected dozens in East Africa, as health chiefs warn the spread could be "catastrophic". The disease could be about to bring misery to the continent -- so soon after the Ebola outbreak of 2014-16.Fears are growing that the disease could spread across Africa. The virus which leaves people bleeding from their eyes, mouth, and anus is thought to be spreading in South Sudan. A total of Read more [...]