The Lancet: WHO investigates mysterious outbreak in South Sudan
“A team from WHO’s Regional Office for Africa is investigating a mysterious viral hemorrhagic fever outbreak in northern South Sudan that has killed 10 people. At the same time, national health officials are scrambling to put preventive measures in place based on the scant knowledge they have so far. However, in a country where nearly two and a half years of fighting has left the health system in tatters, it is unclear how effective those efforts will be…” (Green, 6/25).