Report of the Medical Services, Ministry of Health, Sudan Government.
- Sudan. Wizārat al-Ṣiḥḥah. Medical Services.
- Date:
- [1955]
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Report of the Medical Services, Ministry of Health, Sudan Government. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![(v) Trypansomiasis. The increased incidence reported last year reached epidemic proportions in Yambio and Yei areas. The pentamidine prophylaxis scheme mentioned in my last report started to operate in May—the number to be protected was estimated at 100,000 and the project after preliminary preparation with W.H.O. expert proceeded smoothly. Valuable suggestions were rendered by Dr. Haddad the W.H.O. expert which received careful study by the Ministry for future guidance. The total number discovered in the course of the year was 559 in both Yambio and Yei. In other Endemic Zones two cases from Meridi were reported of which one was traced to Yei. No case was discovered in Li Yubu area. The number of exposed persons who were given protective injections until the closure of the year was 50,000. It follows that the operation of full scale fly control has been abandoned. Table XII. Trypanosomiasis : Distribution of Cases in Ejuatoria in 10 years. Year Yubu Yambio Yei K ajo-Kaji Meridi Imported Other Localities 1945 16 1 19 3 1946 21 19 16 -- — — — 1947 18 6 21 — 2 -- — 1948 32 23 20 — -- — -- 1949 5 12 17 -- — — — 1950/51 15 33 12 — -. — - 1951/52 — 93 3 -- 26 — -- 1952/53 — 53 13 -- — 2 — 1953/54 12 148 44 — — — — 1954/55 — 467 92 — 1 ] — (vi) Filariasis. 1,015 Cases were microscopically diagnosed during the year. 984 cases of this total came from Bahr El Gliazal and Equatoria provinces of the South. 15 cases of Onchocerciasis were diagnosed at Lui. 2. EPIDEMIC AND ENDEMIC DISEASES. (i) Anthrax. 53 cases with 3 deaths were reported. (ii) Cerebrospinal meningitis. This disease showed its presence in all the provinces of the Sudan during the year, varying from sporadic incidence in some provinces to epidemic stages in others, like Bahr-El-Ghazal and Upper Nile. In the former, the last year epidemic smouldered on and flared up again during the months of January, February and March. Total cases seen were 2,142 with 249 deaths a mortality rate of 11%. The same method of treatment of last year i.e. suspension of sulphathiazole the injections and by mouth for children was followed. In Upper Nile, the outbreak started in Benk, Malakal, Kodok areas in January, 1955 with a total of 577 cases and 60 deaths giving 10% mortality rate. The noticeable feature was the prompt notification of the occurrence of the disease and the earlier reporting of cases. This is clearly reflected on the fatality rate especially in Upper Nile.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b31494493_0019.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
