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Drought-stricken South Sudan now battles cholera
A deadly cholera outbreak has killed hundreds fleeing the conflict ridden South Sudan. Children and young adults under 30-years-old are the worst affected, accounting for more than 70% of cases.
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A patient with cholera is treated moments before his death at the temporary specialized hospital in Mingkaman, a camp for the Internally displaced people (IDPs) , in the Eastern Lakes States. A deadly outbreak of cholera has killed hundreds of people fleeing conflict in South Sudan. (AFP)
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A mother sits by her child suffering from cholera in a tent converted into a temporary field hospital near the remote village of Dor in the Awerial. (AFP)
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Children and young adults under 30-years-old are the worst affected, accounting for more than 70% of cases. (AFP)
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Relatives mourn the death of a family member due to the cholera crisis at the temporary hospital in Mingkaman, a camp. (AFP)
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A picture shows the shallow grave of a cholera victim near the remote village of Dor in the Awerial. (AFP)
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A man suffering from cholera is taken by ambulance to the Mingkaman temporary hospital. (AFP)
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A child suffering from cholera drinks water at a specialized hospital.The cholera outbreak will ‘intensify and spread during the upcoming rainy season due to continued conflict,’ a UN humanitarian report said. (AFP)
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A young South Sudanese suffering from cholera rests at a hospital.Cholera is caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae, which causes the cells lining the intestine to produce large amounts of fluid, leading to violent diarrhoea and vomiting. (AFP)
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The disease is spread via food or water contaminated with the faeces or vomit of someone carrying the disease, a particular risk in overcrowded areas such as refugee camps. Its victims can die an agonising death. (AFP)
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Famine was declared in two counties of South Sudan in February 2017. The disaster is part of an arc of hunger and violence threatening 20 million people as it stretches across Africa into the Middle East. (AFP)
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A South Sudanese patient suffering from cholera and malnutrition rests on a bed . (AFP)
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A cholera-stricken woman showing signs of malnutrition sits next to fellow patients (background) outside a temporary field hospital. (AFP)
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