Juba – Insecurity notwithstanding, the World Health Organization (WHO) has moved to support a rapid response to investigate reports of suspected meningitis deaths in Kor Mush, Nyara East and Nyara West villages located in Imurok and Iyire payams in Torit County, former Eastern Equatoria State.
So far, a total of 34 suspected cases with 15 community deaths have been registered, of which 23 cases and 9 deaths were reported in Iyire Payam, and 11 cases and 6 deaths in Imurok Payam. These two locations have largely been inaccessible because of insecurity. More alerts have been received in the last 24 hours and these are being investigated by the response teams and vetted against the standard case definition for meningitis.