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DRC: Unknown disease kills 17 in one month in Beni
Date
July 30, 2018
At least 17 people died of an unknown disease within a month in the town of Mangina and in the city of Beni (North Kivu). Mangina is located 30 kilometers west of the city of Beni.
According to health officials, the victims have nasal bleeding and haemorrhagic vomiting. 14 people died in July in Mangina and 3 others in the city of Beni.
"Since April we have registered 26 suspected cases in the health air of Mangina. For this month of July, at least 14 people died of this unknown disease. At first we thought of a witchcraft but over time we did not understand that it is a disease that comes under two tables: the person has manifested nasal haemorrhage and haemorrhagic vomiting. We have issued alerts and forwarded the information to the area, we are waiting for the authorities of the provincial health directorate for other responses on this disease, " explained this Monday at ACTUALITE.CD, Dr. Alain Musondolya of the center Mangina reference health.
The Ministry of Health says that the sample taken in Beni is sent to Kinshasa for examination.
Last week, the DRC declared the end of the Ebola epidemic in the province of Ecuador, where it killed 33 of 54 confirmed cases. While hailing the end of this disease, the World Health Organization (WHO) has called on the authorities to work to defeat other major epidemics as well.
"With this effective response to the Ebola virus, the government and partners should feel more confident in their ability to defeat other major epidemics affecting the country, such as cholera and polio," the WHO chief said.
Yassin Kombi
https://actualite.cd/2018/07/30/rdc-...n-mois-a-beni/
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