Local groups in Sudan’s Red Sea State have reported the spread of the spread of hemorrhagic fever cases in the state, further claiming the state government has deliberately refused to provide information about the outbreak.

Daoud Mahmoud, the political secretary of the United Popular Front (UPF), a coalition of eastern Sudanese factions and activists in the state, told Radio Dabanga that haemorrhagic fever has been spreading alarmingly.

He further claimed, “The state government and health authorities have imposed a blackout on [information on] the disease, which kills people in eastern Sudan on a daily basis.”

Mahmoud appealed to the World Health Organization and the Federal Ministry of Health to act immediately to stop the spread of the fever.

Viral haemorrhagic fever is a general term for a severe illness, sometimes associated with bleeding, that may be caused by a number of viruses.

File photo: Woman being treated for haemorrhagic fever (World Health Organization)