Hot Zone: Sudan

The UN reported concerns surrounding a possible epidemic of Rift Valley Fever (RVF) in central Sudan. CDC data shows that RVF, a zoonotic viral hemorrhagic fever, has a mortality rate of 1% among humans, with considerably higher rates among animals. However, according to WHO reporting on the current epidemic, of the 436 human cases reported in the states of White Nile, Sennar, and Gazeera, 161 have been fatal, a mortality rate of 36.9%.