An outbreak of meningococcal meningitis has claimed two lives and infected dozens of people in Upper Nile State in South Sudan, health officials said Thursday, warning that the number of new cases was still rising.

“In Week 15 there were three cases, in Week 16 there were 19 and this week there are already 16 cases,” Dr. John Lagu, the director of emergency preparedness at the Ministry of Health, said, adding that two patients have died of the disease.

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Source: VOA News: War and Conflict