Most were reported in the village health centres of Lukung, Amida, Padibe, Layamu and Kitgum town, according to Sylvester Opira, chairman of the Hepatitis E control taskforce in Kitgum.
"New cases of infection are being received at health centres, with women and children ranking high," Opira told IRIN in Kitgum. Poor sanitation in areas of return for IDPs and the rains had contributed to the spread of the disease.
