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Authorities in South Sudan have said that suspected Ebola cases in the northwest region have tested negative.
But no samples were collected from those who died from a disease that had yet to be established and raised suspicions.
They were buried before a medical team from the Ministry of Health and the World Health Organization (WHO) arrived in the area.
Last week, the Health Ministry received an alert from Raja County in Western Bahr El-Ghazal state, after three people died of an unknown disease in the Timssa area, near the Central African Republic (CAR).
Three others were reported to be in “critical condition”.
“The health ministry wants to inform the general public that the samples tested negative for Ebola and other forms of viral hemorrhagic fever,” John Rumunu, director general of preventive health services, told reporters in the capital Juba.
“There is no Ebola virus in South Sudan and there is no reason to panic,” he added.
Dr. Angelo Goup Thon, Acting Director of Emergency Preparedness and Response, said samples collected from critically ill patients who tested negative were sent to the Uganda Virus Research Institute (UVRI) for toxicological analysis. .
Results are expected in two days.
Source: BBC
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