Rhino: Agencies – The number of cases of kala-azar disease in the village of Al-Dahima in Qalaa Al-Nahl locality in the Sudanese state of Gedaref has risen to 133 cases and six deaths, including three cases among women, according to the director of the Rural Health Department.

In a statement to Radio Tamazuj on Monday, the director of the Rural Health Department in Qalaa al-Nahl locality, Saddam Hassan Holi, revealed that more than 100 cases of kala-azar disease have been detected in the village of al-Dahima. “The number of cases has reached more than 100 over the past weeks, and the health situation in the village is very difficult,” he added.

For his part, Abkar al-Douma Abdullah, head of the Change and Services Committee in al-Dhaima village, said, “We, as citizens of al-Dhaima village, have been suffering from kala-azar disease for the past few years.” “But the disease has spread in an unprecedented way, and may reach the stage of an epidemic,” he added. “Most of the cases are among children between the ages of 5 and 13, as well as pregnant women and the elderly, but most cases are among children,” he said.

“Cases are increasing daily and are being transferred to the Bazoura district hospital, and daily cases may reach between five, six or seven cases per day,” he said.