Patient who is suffering from unknown disease in Longechuk | Photo: Kech Pal

 A health worker has reported at least one death among seven new cases of a mysterious disease in Longechuk County of Upper Nile State.

The outbreak was first reported on June 27 by a health worker in the area when 18 cases were registered – out of which 10 people including three children and an adult died. Several others were also hospitalized.

The latest data brings the official total of reported cases to 25 including 11 deaths.

Kech Pal, the head of Nile Initiative Development Organization (NIDO) running the health unit in Dajo Payam said the new cases including one death in Pachimbi were reported on July 2 by the team on the ground.

“The team in Dajo received new patients, they are trying their level best to collect samples and they reported to me seven new cases yesterday,” Pal said in an interview with Eye Radio on Monday.

During the first incident, Dr. John Pasquale Rumunu, who is the Director of Preventive Health Service said the National Ministry of Health detected the situation and was investigating the disease.