Tahoua Region
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357 children with measles in Birnin Konni
March 15, 2022
Measles is a viral and highly contagious disease most common in children. In Birnin Konni, in the Tahoua region, 357 cases were discovered in children. These measles cases continue to climb in the department.
According to Ousmane Abdoul Moumouni, the communicator of the health district at the microphone of Studio Kalangou: " We were confronted with the threat of measles from the beginning of the year because we recorded about 357 cases, especially children" he adds that new cases continue to be recorded in several villages of the locality and even in the town of Konni.
Still according to Ousmane Abdoul Moumouni, a vaccination campaign was launched as soon as the disease appeared. Those who are already affected are under treatment. This vaccination campaign should reach 60,000 children of whom only 20,000 have been vaccinated so far.
Measles is transmitted by droplets of saliva and through the air. It is characterized by the following symptoms: fever, rash (red spots) on the skin, which start on the face and then spread over the whole body, red and watery eyes; symptoms that are very similar to those of the common cold.
In Niger, the measles epidemic is very frequent in several regions. Mainly in the Tahoua region, which seems to be the area most weakened by this epidemic, according to this article by Studio Kalangou published on January 11, 2019.
The State has been trying for years to eradicate this disease through multiple vaccination campaigns. . But also through awareness campaigns in health districts. Despite all these efforts, the measles epidemic is struggling to disappear in the country.
In an article published for this purpose and available on this link , Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) recalls that to prevent the population against the spread of measles, the coverage rate must be at least 95%, which remains very often an elusive goal.
The World Health Organization, WHO in one of these studies available on this link states that between 2000 and 2016, it is estimated that measles vaccination prevented 20.4 million deaths, making this vaccine the best investment in public health.
https://www.studiokalangou.org/68475...e-birnin-konni
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