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

1. "Ayod - Ayod - Kalibalek" (PDF). UNHCR. 9 / 1 / 08. Retrieved 2011-08-05. Check date values in: |date= (help)
2. 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.
3. 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.