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  • Namibia: Congo fever case found in Oshikoto region

    Source: https://www.namibian.com.na/78289/re...shikoto-region

    Congo fever case found in Oshikoto region
    News - National | 2019-05-07
    by Okeri Ngutjinazo

    A 54-YEAR-OLD woman from Onethika village in the Oshikoto region was admitted to Onandjokwe Hospital after she was diagnosed with Crimean Congo Haemorrhagic Fever (CCHF).

    A letter written by acting Oshikoto regional health director, Helena Nkandi-Shiimi states that the woman went to the hospital on 21 April complaining of a headache, fever and vomiting blood after she got bitten by a tick around 18 April.

    ?The patient was sent home, and again reported at the Ontananga clinic on 26 April with the same complaints,? Nkandi-Shiimi said, adding that the patient was admitted, and tests were done on her blood, which discovered the virus...


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    4 suspected Congo fever cases

    News - National | 2019-05-13
    by Okeri Ngutjinazo


    FOUR more people from different parts of the country are suspected to have Crimean Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF), with their results still pending.

    National surveillance officer on the spread of diseases in the ministry of health, Selma Robert, today said four people displayed the symptoms of Congo fever, while an elderly man died on Tuesday, although the cause of death has not yet been determined.

    Robert said the cases are still not confirmed as the ministry is waiting for the results, but the people are all in a stable condition. She said the results of the elderly man will be released today or tomorrow.

    The four reported cases were from the Oshikoto and Ohangwena regions, one from Outapi, and one person in Windhoek, who recently came back from a holiday in the north.
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      Govt. Statement on Crimean Congo Fever (May 15, 2019): http://www.mhss.gov.na/documents/119...1-59dfb9095ea2

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