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| World Health Organization, Geneva |
The U.N. children's agency says 29 people have died in South
Sudan's latest cholera outbreak. UNICEF said Friday that
cholera had sickened 484 people by the end of June and that the number of cases
continues to rise in the nation's capital of Juba.
Children under 5 comprise
13 percent of the cases, UNICEF said, adding that funding is needed as the
agency has been using its flexible internal resources to meet critical needs. Last year a cholera
outbreak in South Sudan infected more than 6,000 people and killed 167,
according to World Health Organization figures.
Cholera is a
fast-developing, highly contagious infection that causes diarrhea, leading to
severe dehydration and possible death.
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