Measles breaks out at military academy

KHARTOUM, Sudan, May 26 (UPI) -- An outbreak of measles among Sudanese military recruits forced Khartoum health authorities to put those affected by the virus under quarantine, officials said.

The Sudan Tribune said Friday 37 students contracted the often deadly virus while undergoing their military training in the Sudanese northern state of Nile River.

Measles is an infection of the respiratory system caused by a virus which can often lead to complications and sometimes death.

Officials reported on Friday in a statement they suspected the 49th Brigade had been exposed to the measles virus "while in the town of Atbara, raising fear of further outbreaks in the region."

Rabi Ali Mohammed, the coordinator of national service in Nile River denied allegations of death and said the "situation was stable," adding all conscripts had been vaccinated.

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