Disease in Darfur

A woman with her child in Darfur (File photo by Radio Netherlands Worldwide)

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The meningitis outbreak in 2010 has hit areas of West and South Darfur. Not enough people have been vaccinated. Meningitis is a disease that may cause symptoms of fever, nausea, headache, and neck stiffness. In children, seizures are also common.

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