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Juba, May 9 South Sudan's Ministry of Health has declared a cholera outbreak following the confirmation of eight cases in Rubkona county.The Ministry said the move follows tests conducted by the National Public Health Laboratory in Juba that confirmed the outbreak, reports Xinhua news agency."Public is being urged not to panic but remain calm and observe all the precautionary measures to prevent community transmission and spread in populations with inadequate access to safe drinking water, poor personal hygiene, and inadequate access to improved sanitation facilities," the Ministry said in a statement.It said so far, a total of 31 cases including one death have been reported from Rubkona town and Bentiu IDP camp.The Ministry said the confirmed cases presented with watery diarrhoea, vomiting, and dehydration and were admitted and managed at MSF Bentiu protection of civil (PoC) hospital, noting that all cases have been discharged.It reported a confirmed case of cholera from Bentiu IDP camp on April 14 and the latest is the first cholera case to be reported in South Sudan since the devastating cholera outbreak in 2017, affecting more than 28,000 people with 644 deaths.The Ministry said following the confirmation of the initial case on April 14 it has with support from partners deployed a rapid response team from April 22 to 29 to investigate the causes and support the state-level response. And adequate supplies have also been deployed to support the investigation and treatment of cases in Rubkona county.According to the ministry, the government with support from its partners conducted two rounds of oral cholera vaccination in Rubkona county in January and March, respectively.Cholera risk is typically high during the rainy season that starts from May to the end of October.Disclaimer: This post has been auto-published from an agency feed without any modifications to the text and has not been reviewed by an editor

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