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Ebola in Guinea: "The fight is not over," warns Dr Sakoba Keita
CONAKRY- Guinean authorities on Thursday expressed concern over the epidemic Ebola, which killed 2,066 people in the country. According to the coordination of the fight against Ebola, the new discovery of the virus in the semen will affect those already affected by disease.
For the coordinator of the fight against Ebola, Dr Sakoba Keita, health professionals must reflect and be more vigilant, facing the great challenge.
"We have over 1,200 people healed. The twists in Liberia and some cases in Freetown, this is due to sperm. We have information that this virus can last more than six months in semen. The surveys in Guinea are now to prove it, do you think we can finish with this at the end of the year? The fight is not over, "warned Dr Sakoba Keita, coordinator of the fight against Ebola.
The virus persists in the Guinean capital, in Conakry 27 patients are hospitalized at the treatment center, which has reported new cases in recent days, reports the coordination.
Reportedly, a cerclage operation to follow contacts was launched there several days ago and covers 300 households in the communes.
Faced with this situation, Guinea, plans to open treatment centers in 33 prefectures. For now, funding was received for 27 prefectures, including 21 first centers inaugurated by August 15, 2015.
We will return.
BAH A?ssatou
For africaguinee.com
Tel: (+224) 655 31 11 14
Ebola in Guinea: "The fight is not over," warns Dr Sakoba Keita
CONAKRY- Guinean authorities on Thursday expressed concern over the epidemic Ebola, which killed 2,066 people in the country. According to the coordination of the fight against Ebola, the new discovery of the virus in the semen will affect those already affected by disease.
For the coordinator of the fight against Ebola, Dr Sakoba Keita, health professionals must reflect and be more vigilant, facing the great challenge.
"We have over 1,200 people healed. The twists in Liberia and some cases in Freetown, this is due to sperm. We have information that this virus can last more than six months in semen. The surveys in Guinea are now to prove it, do you think we can finish with this at the end of the year? The fight is not over, "warned Dr Sakoba Keita, coordinator of the fight against Ebola.
The virus persists in the Guinean capital, in Conakry 27 patients are hospitalized at the treatment center, which has reported new cases in recent days, reports the coordination.
Reportedly, a cerclage operation to follow contacts was launched there several days ago and covers 300 households in the communes.
Faced with this situation, Guinea, plans to open treatment centers in 33 prefectures. For now, funding was received for 27 prefectures, including 21 first centers inaugurated by August 15, 2015.
We will return.
BAH A?ssatou
For africaguinee.com
Tel: (+224) 655 31 11 14
