Niger hepatitis E outbreak kills 26 pregnant women to date

In a follow-up on the hepatitis E outbreak in the Diffa region in eastern Niger, as of May 3, a total of 282 suspected cases including 27 deaths have been reported. All reported deaths except for one death are among pregnant women. Since the beginning of the year, an increase in cases of jaundice was noted at ["]

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