Ayod
| Ayod | |
|---|---|
| Town | |
  Ayod Location in South Sudan | |
| Coordinates: 8°07′51″N 31°24′38″E / 8.130949°N 31.41047°ECoordinates: 8°07′51″N 31°24′38″E / 8.130949°N 31.41047°E | |
| Country |
 South Sudan |
| State | Unity State |
| County | Ayod County |
| Climate | BSh |
Ayod is a community in Jonglei state, South Sudan, headquarters of Ayod County. The Nuer people are the main inhabitants.[1] Riek Machar, first vice-president of South Sudan, is the 26th son of the chief of both Ayod and Leer.[2]
A study of the village in December 1994 examined 759 people and found that 156, or 20.6%, had Guinea worm lesions. Dracunculiasis, the parasitical infection by the Guinea worm is caused by drinking contaminated water, and can be eliminated by providing a clean water supply.[3]
References
- ↑ "Ayod - Ayod - Kalibalek" (PDF). UNHCR. 9 / 1 / 08. Retrieved 2011-08-05. Check date values in:
|date=(help) - ↑ Manyang, Mayom (Dec 25, 2005). "Sudan SPLM leadership Bio-data and profiled". Sudan Tribune. Archived from the original on 29 July 2011. Retrieved 2011-08-05.
- ↑ Guthmann JP, Mercer AJ, Gandubert C, Morin F. (Feb 1996). "Guinea worm disease in Ayod, Upper Nile Province, southern Sudan: a cross-sectional study". Trop Med Int Health. 1 (1): 117–23. PMID 8673816.
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