"Yellow fever" is a nightmare that threatens the lives of Sudanese and worries about their migration to Egypt

A yellow fever vaccination campaign was launched Monday in the city of Sakura, in southern Sudan, in the state of Gabodoy. About 20,000 people will be vaccinated.

"The Ministry of Health, with the support of WHO and its partners, has launched a yellow fever vaccination campaign in Sakura, Gabawe region, which will bring together 1,958 9-month-olds at age 65, "says the WHO report.

The cause of the campaign was to find three cases of yellow fever in Sakura on November 29th. A team of experts conducted epidemiological, laboratory and laboratory studies last December to determine the extent of the disease, identify vectors and assess the risk of an epidemic, according to sudantribune.

As the World Health Organization explains, the current vaccination campaign "is part of a global strategy to eliminate yellow fever by 2026".

The last outbreak of the disease was recorded in southern Sudan in May 2003 (when Sudan was united), with 178 people at the time and 27 at the time.

Concerns about the transmission of yellow fever to Egypt

It is feared that yellow fever will be transmitted from Sudan to Egypt. Previously, 25 passengers from Cairo International Airport were isolated from different nationalities as soon as they arrived from Khartoum because they did not have a vaccination certificate. against yellow fever.

The passengers were isolated at the Abasiya fever hospital to make sure they were not infected, and then transferred under the supervision of Mahmoud Ghunaim, ambulance supervisor of the hospital. airport, at the hospital Fever.

Yellow fever is a disease transmitted by some species of mosquitoes in the tropical regions of Africa, Central America and South America. Symptoms include fever, jaundice and nausea. In some cases, yellow fever is accompanied by acute renal or hepatic failure, which may in turn lead to death of patients.