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  • DRC - Ituri: 12 cases of bubonic plague registered in Aru territory including 3 deaths

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    Ituri: twelve cases of bubonic plague registered in Aru territory including three (3) deaths

    By deskadmin -October 6, 2019 025

    Bunia, Oct. 06, 2019 (ACP) .- Twelve cases of bubonic plague are registered in the health zone of Aru precisely in chiefdom of Lu health area of ​​Ongo? Omei village among which three (3) deaths, announced Saturday at the press Dr. Jeacques Amanga chief physician of Aru Health Zone located 260km from Bunia.

    He indicated that among the three (3) deaths, two (2) died at the traditional healers then another in a health center before adding that a hot report is already sent to the Provincial Division of health in Bunia for the appropriate response to this disease spread by fleas of dead rats.

    "We sprayed products in more than 25 households in Omei village to kill the fleas. We distributed products in the form of profilastie to the contacts of people who shared the same household with the patients or who were in mourning of the deceased person of this disease. Apart from that we have to brief the nursing staff so that they can be alert to any suspected case of plague. ", he said.

    Dr. Jeacques Amanga said that his administration is conducting surveillance to list 12 people who presented with signs of the disease including lymph nodes and fever before indicating that in 2016 this disease had caused the disease. first time in this border area with Uganda where more than 40 patients were registered from six (6) health areas.

    He also justified the recrudescence of this disease by the proriferation of dead rats in the region due to insalubrity.

    Bubonic plague is a rare but serious bacterial infection that is transmitted by fleas from dead rats. It is caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis. It can spread on contact with infected fleas. Symptoms of this disease include swollen lymph nodes (sometimes as large as chicken eggs) in the groin, armpits or neck, fever, chills, headache, muscle aches, information. we. ACP / Kayu / KJI

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