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  • DRC - Orientale Province: 1 death from hemorrhagic fever in Kisangani - test result pending - negative for Ebola

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    DRC: 1 death from hemorrhagic fever in Kisangani

    published 5 hours, 22 minutes ago | Last Update August 6, 2015 at 7:38 | in News

    A young man died of hemorrhagic fever, Wednesday, August 5, at the Kisangani General Hospital in the province of the Tshopo. According to hospital sources, the victim showed symptoms of viral hemorrhagic fever including bleeding and vomiting blood before his death.

    This death has panicked the population of Kisangani, fearing a possible outbreak of the Ebola virus.

    The provincial medical health of the Tshopo, Dr. Francis Baelongandi, calls the population to remain calm as long as no result has yet been received on samples of the patient, taken at the general hospital and sent Thursday to the laboratory of the INRB in Kinshasa.

    Meanwhile, Dr. Francis Baelongandi urges the population of Kisangani to observe strict hygiene rules:

    "We asked the public not to panic. The situation is under control, and all measures have been taken to prevent the spread if the results proved positive. We await the outcome. Meanwhile, there are hygiene measures to be taken including regular washing of hands ".

    He also invited the public to contact the nearest health center if it finds other similar cases (high fever, bleeding and vomiting).

    Dr. Francis Baelongandi noted that the patient had come from the locality of Yakusu, 24 km from the city of Kisangani, Congo River downstream.

    This case of suspicious death comes a month after those of four hunters, who died after eating a sick antelope found in the forest in Mai-Ndombe, former Bandundu province. These deaths had panicked the population that believed in the appearance of the Ebola virus.

    According to experts, the person suffering from Ebola has headaches, abdominal pain, fatigue, fever, vomiting, diarrhea.

    Centre ville de Kisangani Un jeune homme est décédé des suites d’une fièvre hémorragique, mercredi 5 août, à l’Hôpital général de Kisangani dans la province de la Tshopo. Selon des sources hospitalières, la victime présentait des symptômes d’une fièvre hémorragique virale notamment le saignement et le vomissement du sang avant sa mort.
    "Safety and security don't just happen, they are the result of collective consensus and public investment. We owe our children, the most vulnerable citizens in our society, a life free of violence and fear."
    -Nelson Mandela

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    Kisangani: false alarm about a case of Ebola in the city

    published there 5 hours, 17 minutes | Last Update August 10, 2015 at 4:20 |

    The Chief Medical Health Division for Tshopo, Francis Baelongandi , said this Monday, August 10 on Radio Okapi that "the samples sent to the National Institute of Biomedical Research (INRB) were negative." It thus denies the suspicions hanging over the patient of the General Hospital of Kisangani-Makiso, presenting clinical signs of Ebola.

    "The samples sent to INRB were returned Saturday. The results are negative. Nevertheless, health services continue to be available for any disease or medical problem that people can notice, "said the doctor.

    He took the opportunity to appeal to the vigilance of the health population, reiterating that health services "are trained to handle different cases."

    "We ask the population to always attend health facilities that are close to her, who will take charge of them the way it should be," he added.

    End 2014, the Democratic Republic of Congo had had to deal with an outbreak of the virus in the former province of Equateur, with 49 deaths and more than 1,100 people followed.

    Des employés de l’OMS s’apprêtant à entrer dans l’hôpital de Kagadi dans le district de Kibale où une épidémie d’Ebola a éclaté récemment.
    "Safety and security don't just happen, they are the result of collective consensus and public investment. We owe our children, the most vulnerable citizens in our society, a life free of violence and fear."
    -Nelson Mandela

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