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Mali: health services on alert, after the discovery of a case of dengue fever
September 13, 2023
A patient residing in commune V of the Bamako district tested positive for the Dengue virus on September 9, 2023. The Director General of Health and Public Hygiene announced this on September 12, 2023 in correspondence.
The general director of health and public hygiene says that the patient is 44 years old and lives in Baco-Djicoroni Golf in commune 5 of the Bamako district. She tested positive for the Dengue virus on September 9. Furthermore, the Director General of Health specifies that this lady “has not made any stay in a country where the Dengue epidemic is currently raging, in particular Burkina Faso” .
An active search for additional cases was conducted in healthcare facilities and the immediate surrounding area. According to Dr Cheick Amadou Tidiane Traoré, this made it possible to carry out a rapid diagnostic test (RDT) on a person in a local polyclinic. According to the director, “ twelve (12) people who had been in contact with the patient were taken for tests. The samples were sent to the National Institute of Public Health INSP for confirmation .
Faced with this worrying situation, the Director General of Health has issued directives to the Regional Directors of Health for the implementation of immediate preventive measures. These measures aim to contain the spread of Dengue and protect the population.
Remember that the last cases of dengue fever recorded in Mali date back to 2019 and 2020.
Contact cases tested negative
The tests of these contact cases turned out to be negative. This is what the Director General of Health and Public Hygiene declared on September 13, 2023. Dr Cheick Amadou Tidiane Traoré reassures that Mali has not recorded serious cases of dengue causing death from 2019 to date. He invites people to clean up their environment and protect themselves against mosquitoes.
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Alassane Konate @Web_Journaliste
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Mali: health services on alert, after the discovery of a case of dengue fever
September 13, 2023
A patient residing in commune V of the Bamako district tested positive for the Dengue virus on September 9, 2023. The Director General of Health and Public Hygiene announced this on September 12, 2023 in correspondence.
The general director of health and public hygiene says that the patient is 44 years old and lives in Baco-Djicoroni Golf in commune 5 of the Bamako district. She tested positive for the Dengue virus on September 9. Furthermore, the Director General of Health specifies that this lady “has not made any stay in a country where the Dengue epidemic is currently raging, in particular Burkina Faso” .
An active search for additional cases was conducted in healthcare facilities and the immediate surrounding area. According to Dr Cheick Amadou Tidiane Traoré, this made it possible to carry out a rapid diagnostic test (RDT) on a person in a local polyclinic. According to the director, “ twelve (12) people who had been in contact with the patient were taken for tests. The samples were sent to the National Institute of Public Health INSP for confirmation .
Faced with this worrying situation, the Director General of Health has issued directives to the Regional Directors of Health for the implementation of immediate preventive measures. These measures aim to contain the spread of Dengue and protect the population.
Remember that the last cases of dengue fever recorded in Mali date back to 2019 and 2020.
Contact cases tested negative
The tests of these contact cases turned out to be negative. This is what the Director General of Health and Public Hygiene declared on September 13, 2023. Dr Cheick Amadou Tidiane Traoré reassures that Mali has not recorded serious cases of dengue causing death from 2019 to date. He invites people to clean up their environment and protect themselves against mosquitoes.
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Alassane Konate @Web_Journaliste
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The Secretary General of the Ministry of Health and Social Development Dr Abdoulaye Guindo surrounded by the WHO representative in Mali, public health experts and infectious disease specialists hosted a press conference.
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