By Jacob Onuha Nelson
At least nine people have been confirmed dead of Cholera while forty-nine cases registered in Imehejek Administrative Area of Eastern Equatoria State.
Imehejek Administrative Area Acting Health Director, Lobeli Mark confirming the report in a phone interview with this outlet on Sunday, said laboratory samples sent to Juba, proved positive.
“Nine dead and 49 cases, accumulative cases,” Mark said.
Lobeli said that the Cholera cases would have increased but due to it being weekend, the health facility doesn’t operate.
According to Lobeli, the state government has planned to conduct mass vaccination against Cholera but no date scheduled for the exercise.
However, earlier this year, Torit County Health Surveillance Officer, Paul Alhaj Peter Rogashiano, went with a team to investigate the cholera outbreak.
“A team was sent for the investigation, and three presented signs and symptoms of cholera. Unfortunately, three already had died,” Alhaj said in part during a visit to Imehejek Administrative Area.
He noted during that most patients examined presented with signs and symptoms of cholera, with Imehejek Boma showing the most severe cases.