An outbreak of measles in gold miners in River Nile State, Sudan, 2011.

Conclusion: The measles outbreak in the gold-mining areas in Abu Hamad had serious consequences attributed to poor environmental conditions, overcrowding, poor nutrition and lack of vaccination. The health authority response helped end the outbreak. The local health authority should consider the gold-mining areas as a potential risk to public health in their future plans. PMID: 32141592 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal - Category: Middle East Health Tags: East Mediterr Health J Source Type: research