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Multistate cholera outbreak in Sudan amidst ongoing armed conflict, 2023-2024.
Int J Infect Dis
January 2025
Eastern Mediterranean Public Health Network.
In 2023, Sudan was affected by a major cholera outbreak affected 10 states amidst armed conflict that severely disrupted the health services. This study aimed to describe the magnitude, pattern, and trend (2023-2024) of cholera outbreak in Sudan across different states. Cholera outbreak caused significant morbidity and mortality facilitated the armed conflict that hampered the response by damaging infrastructure, displacing people, and disrupting healthcare services.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFApril 15th war and hemodialysis patients in Sudan: a cross-sectional study.
BMC Public Health
January 2025
Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan.
Background: On April 15th, 2023, intense clashes involving heavy weapons and airstrikes occurred between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Khartoum, the capital of Sudan, leading to the displacement of almost 8.1 million people. The ongoing armed conflict in Sudan has led to a worsening humanitarian catastrophe, posing serious challenges to the country's health-care system and even its collapse.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWater, Sanitation and Hygiene in a Conflict Area: A Cross-Sectional Study in South Kordofan, Sudan.
J Epidemiol Glob Health
January 2025
Faculty of Medicine, University of Khartoum, Khartoum, 11111, Sudan.
Background: The UN General Assembly recognised the human right to water and sanitation through the sixth SDG in 2010. South Kordofan, a state in southern Sudan, faces WASH challenges due to conflict, geographical factors, and inadequate services, impacting over 600,000 residents. Such conflicts are well known for spreading diseases and disrupting WASH-related practices among displaced individuals.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAssessment of Risk Factors Leading to Amputation Among Diabetic Septic Foot Patients in Khartoum, Sudan.
Cureus
December 2024
Trauma and Orthopaedics, Gateshead Health National Health Services (NHS) Foundation Trust, Gateshead, GBR.
Introduction Diabetes is a rapidly growing global health concern, with the World Health Organization (WHO) estimating that 300 million adults will have diabetes by 2025. This chronic condition is associated with complications, including nephropathy, retinopathy, neuropathy, cardiovascular disease, and diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs), which can lead to amputation. Diabetic septic foot (DSF), a severe form of diabetic foot disease, is defined by the WHO as the presence of infection, ulceration, or tissue destruction in the lower limb, often accompanied by neurological abnormalities, peripheral vascular disease, and metabolic complications of diabetes.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDiagnostic techniques for visceral leishmaniasis: An overview of methods used in East Africa.
Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis
December 2024
Department of Molecular Medicine, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, India. Electronic address:
Leishmanias is a parasitic infection caused by a protozoan belonging to the genus Leishmania and transmitted by sand fly, Phlebotomus fly in the old world and Lutzomyia in the New world. The disease is prevalent in the tropics, subtropics, and Southern Europe, where it affects about 1.5 million to 2 million people annually.
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