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In July 2012, an outbreak was reported in South Sudanese refugee camps in [[w:Maban County|Maban County]] near the [[w:Sudan|Sudan]] border. [[w:South Sudan|South Sudan]]'s Ministry of Health reported over 400 cases and 16 fatalities as of September 13, 2012.<ref>{{Cite report| url = https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm6229a2.htm| title = Investigation of Hepatitis E Outbreak Among Refugees — Upper Nile, South Sudan, 2012-2013| website = www.cdc.gov|publisher=CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report| date = 26 July 2013 |volume= 62|issue=29|pages=581–586}}</ref> Progressing further, as of February 2, 2013, 88 died due to the outbreak. The medical charity [[w:Medecins Sans Frontieres|Medecins Sans Frontieres]] said it treated almost 4,000 people.<ref>{{cite news |author=Hereward Holland |title=Hepatitis outbreak kills 88 in South Sudan—aid agency |date=February 2, 2013 |url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/02/02/uk-southsudan-hepatitis-idUKBRE91108420130202|work=Reuters}}</ref> In April 2014, an outbreak in the [[w:Morang District|Biratnagar Municipality]] of [[w:Nepal|Nepal]] resulted in infection of over 6,000 locals and at least 9 dead.<ref name=Republica2014>{{cite web |last1=Sharma|first1=Christopher|title=Nepal, hepatitis E epidemic: 9 dead and over 6 thousand infected |url=http://www.asianews.it/news-en/Nepal,-hepatitis-E-epidemic:-9-dead-and-over-6-thousand-infected-31029.html |website=www.asianews.it |date=5 September 2014}}</ref>
An outbreak was reported in [[w:Namibia|Namibia]] in southern Africa, on January 2018, the total infected was reported to be 490 people.<ref>{{cite news|title=Hepatitis E cases in Namibia rise to 490|publisher=Xinhua News|language=en|url=http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-01/25/c_136924873.htm|work=www.xinhuanet.com|date=28 January 2018}}</ref> As of 14 April, 2019 according to the World Health Organization, there have been 5,014 cases and 42 deaths due to this Hepatitis E outbreak in the country of Namibia, the case fatality ratio for this outbreak was at the time 0.8%.<ref>{{cite web |title=Weekly bulletins on outbreaks and other emergencies |url=https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/312048/OEW16-1521042019.pdf |website=World Health Organization |publisher=WHO.int |accessdate=20 May 2019}}</ref> On 19 August, the World
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