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Guinea: fear of a return of Ebola, after the death of a man and his two wives in N'z?r?kor?
16 March 2016 to 21 h 27 min
In the evening of this Wednesday, March 16, 2016, Guineematin.com learned a little more about the successive deaths in a family of the sub-prefecture of Koropara that worry health and administrative authorities N'z?r?kor?, south of Guinea.
To believe our sources, the first death (a woman) was registered on February 29 after being hit hard by diarrhea and vomiting. Then, last week, Wednesday, March 9, the husband of the deceased has also passed away, when he is tried by the same symptoms (diarrhea and vomiting). And the third case, the co-wife of the deceased of February 29, was killed yesterday, Tuesday, March 15, 2016, with the same symptoms; and, the child of the latter presented signs of the same disease as her parents!
It is after seeing these successive and disturbing deaths that the leader of Koropara health post has contacted his superiors, the prefectural directorate of Health (DPS) of N'z?r?kor?. The information was then given to regional coordination; then the administrative authorities.
Only, at the time when the Red Cross workers were preparing to be deployed in the field, local people expressed a categorical refusal even threatening the life of the one who will put the foot in Koropara for a possible sample ... A threat taken very serious in N'z?r?kor? where an anti Ebola revolt (in the sub-prefecture of Womey) had led to the murder of eight people including three media men.
Thus, during the emergency meeting held on Wednesday in the city of N'z?r?kor?, some had proposed a deployment of soldiers and gendarmes at least "recover" the sick child for a sample. But, according to some informants to Guineematin.com, WHO partners have advised against the use of force in the current state of the situation, rather suggesting a negotiated share with the locals.
Finally, according to some confidences by phone to Guineematin.com, it is the Koropara authorities who must "go" tonight to try to find a solution. "It was asked to the sub-prefect, the mayor of the rural municipality and the head of Koropara health post to return to see what they can offer to the people," said one source in the city of N 'z?r?kor?.
Among the options selected, it was suggested that local authorities convince their people to accept the arrival of teams of the Red Cross for at least take care of the sick child. And if there is a refusal, to find a way to get this child to evacuate to N'z?r?kor? city where the sample can be performed quietly ...
For now, even if everyone fears a possible return of severe Ebola virus disease, nothing indicates that this is not another disease with similar symptoms such as cholera, anthrax, food poisoning, etc. It is important to note that no one knows, from the information currently available, what is the disease. According to experts, the determination of the disease is only possible with the results of an examination of samples we try to take on a sick or deceased suspect ...
A reminder that, according to our informants, the first two deaths (February 29 and March 09) were buried by the community. But the death of the third victim was not buried until 11 o'clock this March 16th. However, sources who agreed to talk to Guineematin.com do not know if the last victim was eventually buried tonight or not.
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Eduard Kolomou, sub-prefect of Koropara on the 3 deaths: "We think it's measles"
March 17, 2016 at 8 am 57 min
It is in the morning of Thursday, March 17, 2016 that Guineematin.com could join the first administrative authority of the sub-prefecture of Koropara. In mourning from three successive deaths in the same family and very concerned about the illness of a child of the same family with symptoms like diarrhea and vomiting, the sub-prefecture of Koropara, located 45 kilometers north of N'z?r?kor? , focuses the attention yesterday.
Unfortunately, the citizens of the communities have categorically refused any presence of the Red Cross workers who would have to raise the question by examining samples of the sick child and would secure burial of deceased suspects.
Now, according to the sub-prefect of Koropara, who exchanged with Guineematin.com, the sick child will be evacuated to N'z?r?kor? where sample may be taken freely.
Meanwhile, the sub-prefect think (and especially hope) that this is measles which killed three parent and sickened this child. "We think it is measles. Even the doctor ordered products against measles yesterday and the mom said that the child could sleep and he is doing better this morning, "said on the phone to Guineematin.com Mr. Eduard Pe Kolomou, sub- prefect Koropara.
Furthermore, the sub-prefect explained that this is not the mother of the child who died. But his father and two stepmothers. "The mother of this child was not in the same household as his father," he said.
To recall that the first death in the family (a woman) was registered on 29 February, the second (the husband), March 9 and the third death (the second wife) on 15 March. And, it is the child's third wife (thus belonging to the same family) who shows signs of the same disease.
Very recently experienced by Ebola, citizens were afraid, but health officials quickly discouraged any shortcut, it being understood that several other diseases can have similar symptoms (diarr?e and vomiting). This is the case of the measles privileged this morning by Mr. Deputy Prefect of Koropara, Eduard Pe Kolomou, which seeks to remove the child for samples whose examination of samples to be taken will know with accuracy what it really is.
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Koropara successive deaths: the sick child taken to N'z?r?kor?
17 March 2016 to 16 h 06 min 0
As we wrote earlier, three successive death of a family member after diarrhea and vomiting, concerned medical staff and health authorities, especially a child of the same family also has signs.
According to information entrusted to Guineematin.com, after the refusal of Koropara populations to receivie agents of the red cross, it is a mission (with agents of the red cross from the city) who went to retrieve and send the suspected case to N'z?r?kor? city.
At this time (15H 30), no clear indication can determine what it really is. While everyone fears a return of the dreaded Ebola disease, it may well be also another disease with similar symptoms (diarrhea and vomiting) such as measles, quoted this morning by the sub-prefect of Koropara during his telephone conversation with Guineematin.com or even a "simple" food poisoning ...
In short, it is only the test results of samples which have been performed on this child that will identify the disease that now scares some people N'z?r?kor? and beyond.
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