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Ituri: 7 deaths of bubonic plague in Logo
published 3 hours, 20 minutes ago | Last update July 18, 2014 at 12:41 pm |
Seven people died between June 25 and July 10, as a result of the bubonic and pneumonic plague in the area of Health Logo in Mahagi in Ituri (Eastern Province). The laboratory director monitoring and fight against this disease in Ituri, Dr. Christophe Shako, gave these figures Friday, July 18 at Radio Okapi.
He attributes the spread of bubonic plague in non-compliance with preventive measures by local populations that should not touch the body of a dead person of this plague.
"Everything started on June 25, where three people suffering from bubonic plague died in the health area of Ota, located in the area of Health Logo. Their relatives, handling corpses, have been contaminated. A day after, a woman and a girl returning from place of mourning died of pneumonic plague in the area of health Tikpa. And their bodies were also handled by the inhabitants of the area of health Djupayohi, their hometown, "said Dr. Christophe Shako.
He ensures that the situation is beginning to stabilize thanks to surveillance measures:
"The monitoring center and the fight against the plague is also down to the field to provide support in the training of community volunteers to change risky behavior."
The NGO MSF / Switzerland brought a large consignment of drugs for the correct management of patients.
To curb the spread of bubonic plague, the international NGO is spreading messages of sensitization days long through radio and local churches.
Ituri: 7 deaths of bubonic plague in Logo
published 3 hours, 20 minutes ago | Last update July 18, 2014 at 12:41 pm |
Seven people died between June 25 and July 10, as a result of the bubonic and pneumonic plague in the area of Health Logo in Mahagi in Ituri (Eastern Province). The laboratory director monitoring and fight against this disease in Ituri, Dr. Christophe Shako, gave these figures Friday, July 18 at Radio Okapi.
He attributes the spread of bubonic plague in non-compliance with preventive measures by local populations that should not touch the body of a dead person of this plague.
"Everything started on June 25, where three people suffering from bubonic plague died in the health area of Ota, located in the area of Health Logo. Their relatives, handling corpses, have been contaminated. A day after, a woman and a girl returning from place of mourning died of pneumonic plague in the area of health Tikpa. And their bodies were also handled by the inhabitants of the area of health Djupayohi, their hometown, "said Dr. Christophe Shako.
He ensures that the situation is beginning to stabilize thanks to surveillance measures:
"The monitoring center and the fight against the plague is also down to the field to provide support in the training of community volunteers to change risky behavior."
The NGO MSF / Switzerland brought a large consignment of drugs for the correct management of patients.
To curb the spread of bubonic plague, the international NGO is spreading messages of sensitization days long through radio and local churches.
