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According to the state Department of Health, at least 1,300 people in the state were infected with hepatitis E from the outbreak in February 2024 to July 29, 2024.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said most of the victims were in the Bentiu IDP camp, Rubkonta town and Bentiu town camp.
The Ministry of Health told Radio Tamazuj on Tuesday that the first case of infection was reported in 2018, 26 more cases were reported in 2023, and the number of infections has now risen to 1,300.
The state director general of health, Dr Duol Biem, told Radio Tamazui on Monday that he had declared an outbreak of Hepatitis E in Rubkonta town, Bentiu town and the Bentiu IDP camp.
He said the Ministry of Health was fully aware of the outbreak and blamed it on the use of unclean water and a lack of sanitary toilets.
“When there is a lack of clean toilets and clean water, hepatitis E affects communities,” he said.
“We held our first meeting last week to address the challenges faced by the communities in Rubukanta, Bentiu town camp and Bentiu IDP camp. We will hold our second meeting on Thursday to address the poor sanitary conditions in Bentiu IDP camp,” Beam said.
The state health department is working with partners and United Nations agencies to plan hepatitis E vaccination.
Beam said health workers in the Bentiu IDP camp are reporting new cases of infection in the IDP camp every day.
“We always find them when we test them in the hospital. Symptoms include nausea, vomiting, jaundice, fever, anorexia, joint pain and an enlarged liver,” Beam explained.
“I want to tell the community that everyone needs to clean the toilets because it is the rainy season and it is particularly dangerous.”
The Bentiu IDP camp is the most populous area in Unity State, so cases of infection are common.
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