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Angola: Unknown disease kills 20 children in one village in under a month
By AFP
February 16, 2022
An unidentified disease has killed at least 20 children in the village of Cacata, in the Angolan province of Cabinda, in less than a month local health authorities said on Tuesday.
According to Cabinda’s provincial health director, Rúben Buco, the alert was given by traditional authorities and local health professionals, and a multidisciplinary team has been set up to investigate the cases.
“We received notification that 20 deaths were registered from the 21st of last month until last Saturday,” Buco told Angolan public radio.
The Cabinda health official noted that the multidisciplinary team for epidemiological surveillance comprises Cuban epidemiologists, paediatricians, public health experts and laboratory staff “to travel to the area to assess the evidence...
Angola: Unknown disease kills 20 children in one village in under a month
By AFP
February 16, 2022
An unidentified disease has killed at least 20 children in the village of Cacata, in the Angolan province of Cabinda, in less than a month local health authorities said on Tuesday.
According to Cabinda’s provincial health director, Rúben Buco, the alert was given by traditional authorities and local health professionals, and a multidisciplinary team has been set up to investigate the cases.
“We received notification that 20 deaths were registered from the 21st of last month until last Saturday,” Buco told Angolan public radio.
The Cabinda health official noted that the multidisciplinary team for epidemiological surveillance comprises Cuban epidemiologists, paediatricians, public health experts and laboratory staff “to travel to the area to assess the evidence...
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