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88 cases of cholera in 4 wilayas, of which 41 authenticated and one death in Blida (Ministry of Health)
23 August 2018 15:20 Posted by admin
DIA-23 August 2018: The Director of Prevention and Promotion of Health at the Ministry of Health, Population and Hospital Reform, Dr. Djamel Fourar announced in a press conference that following hospitalization more than a hundred people for acute disorders, the services of the Pasteur Institute discovered 88 cases of people affected by cholera in 4 wilayas, of which 41 have been officially authenticated.
One person died Wednesday evening at the Boufarik (Blida) hospital, which specializes in infectious diseases due to acute intoxication of unknown origin, at a time when 65 other people living at the same establishment are under control. for the same reasons, it was reported Thursday, the director of health ad interim.
"A 46-year-old patient from Bouarfa commune with symptoms of acute intoxication (vomiting, diarrhea) died despite the exceptional care he received for reasons unknown, "Rabah Belhadi told APS, noting that he was waiting for the results of the tests for this deceased patient and all hospitalized patients suffering from the same symptoms (vomiting, diarrhea), which should be announced by the Institut Pasteur.
He said on Monday that "all the necessary measures concerning the occurrence of gastroenteritis recorded in a family circle in certain areas of the wilaya of Blida and Bouira, have been taken to curb the disease". He reported on procedures taken by the Ministry "for similarity of symptoms with those of cholera, pending the results of analyzes of the Pasteur Institute, whose announcement is scheduled for next week".
The same official mentioned the allocation of a special block for poisoning cases hosted by the Boufarik hospital, from three wilaya, Blida (50 cases), Tipasa (18 cases) and Algiers (14 cases). case) Bouira (6 cases) and benefiting from all necessary care. Note that the wilaya of Blida has recorded since the beginning of the month, two cases of intoxication, the first represented by the attack of 445 inhabitants of a number of neighborhoods of the municipality of Bouguerra (East of Blida) following the drinking water containing "coliform" bacteria qualified at the time, by the director of health, Mohamed Djemai, "simple and not dangerous bacteria".
Another similar case was reported at the end of last week in Blida, where five members of the same family residing in the slum adjoining the railway were suffering from acute intoxication because of the water. They were transferred to the Boufarik hospital where they received the necessary care, but no information has been made available about the true causes of their symptoms.
DIA-FOURAR HEALTH
NEWS
HEALTH
88 cases of cholera in 4 wilayas, of which 41 authenticated and one death in Blida (Ministry of Health)
23 August 2018 15:20 Posted by admin
DIA-23 August 2018: The Director of Prevention and Promotion of Health at the Ministry of Health, Population and Hospital Reform, Dr. Djamel Fourar announced in a press conference that following hospitalization more than a hundred people for acute disorders, the services of the Pasteur Institute discovered 88 cases of people affected by cholera in 4 wilayas, of which 41 have been officially authenticated.
One person died Wednesday evening at the Boufarik (Blida) hospital, which specializes in infectious diseases due to acute intoxication of unknown origin, at a time when 65 other people living at the same establishment are under control. for the same reasons, it was reported Thursday, the director of health ad interim.
"A 46-year-old patient from Bouarfa commune with symptoms of acute intoxication (vomiting, diarrhea) died despite the exceptional care he received for reasons unknown, "Rabah Belhadi told APS, noting that he was waiting for the results of the tests for this deceased patient and all hospitalized patients suffering from the same symptoms (vomiting, diarrhea), which should be announced by the Institut Pasteur.
He said on Monday that "all the necessary measures concerning the occurrence of gastroenteritis recorded in a family circle in certain areas of the wilaya of Blida and Bouira, have been taken to curb the disease". He reported on procedures taken by the Ministry "for similarity of symptoms with those of cholera, pending the results of analyzes of the Pasteur Institute, whose announcement is scheduled for next week".
The same official mentioned the allocation of a special block for poisoning cases hosted by the Boufarik hospital, from three wilaya, Blida (50 cases), Tipasa (18 cases) and Algiers (14 cases). case) Bouira (6 cases) and benefiting from all necessary care. Note that the wilaya of Blida has recorded since the beginning of the month, two cases of intoxication, the first represented by the attack of 445 inhabitants of a number of neighborhoods of the municipality of Bouguerra (East of Blida) following the drinking water containing "coliform" bacteria qualified at the time, by the director of health, Mohamed Djemai, "simple and not dangerous bacteria".
Another similar case was reported at the end of last week in Blida, where five members of the same family residing in the slum adjoining the railway were suffering from acute intoxication because of the water. They were transferred to the Boufarik hospital where they received the necessary care, but no information has been made available about the true causes of their symptoms.
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