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Two polio outbreaks detected in the Central African Republic (Minister)
May 29, 2019 at 04:56 am 345
APA-Bangui (Central African Republic) From our correspondent: Pierre Koutoukp?
In a brief statement Tuesday night on the National Radio, Health Minister Dr. Pierre Soms? announced the existence of two polio outbreaks in the Central African Republic, specifically in the health districts of Bambari in the center and Bimbo in the south .
According to the Minister of Health, children have had severe flaccid paralysis in these areas and their examination of their stools by the CAR laboratories indicated the existence of the polio virus. Many children in these areas therefore have signs of paralysis of their lower limbs.
The minister appealed to parents to bring their children to health centers as soon as possible to be vaccinated against the virus, until other laboratories can definitively confirm the existence of the epidemic. polio in the country.
In Central Africa, the polio vaccine is free and according to specialists, if only one case of polio is identified in a region, the Ministry of Health declares the existence of the epidemic.
With the presence of the polio virus in the country, CAR has three epidemics this year: hepatitis E in Bocaranga in the north west and yellow fever in the Sibut region in the center.
BB / you / APA
Two polio outbreaks detected in the Central African Republic (Minister)
May 29, 2019 at 04:56 am 345
APA-Bangui (Central African Republic) From our correspondent: Pierre Koutoukp?
In a brief statement Tuesday night on the National Radio, Health Minister Dr. Pierre Soms? announced the existence of two polio outbreaks in the Central African Republic, specifically in the health districts of Bambari in the center and Bimbo in the south .
According to the Minister of Health, children have had severe flaccid paralysis in these areas and their examination of their stools by the CAR laboratories indicated the existence of the polio virus. Many children in these areas therefore have signs of paralysis of their lower limbs.
The minister appealed to parents to bring their children to health centers as soon as possible to be vaccinated against the virus, until other laboratories can definitively confirm the existence of the epidemic. polio in the country.
In Central Africa, the polio vaccine is free and according to specialists, if only one case of polio is identified in a region, the Ministry of Health declares the existence of the epidemic.
With the presence of the polio virus in the country, CAR has three epidemics this year: hepatitis E in Bocaranga in the north west and yellow fever in the Sibut region in the center.
BB / you / APA
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