Mauritania - 34 cases, 17 deaths due to Rift Valley Fever

[Gert van der Hoek]

machinetranslation

Rift Valley Fever in Mauritania

Last Updated: Monday, 01/10/2012

Nouakchott - 'Gulf':

Fears returned to Mauritania from the emergence of a new epidemic of Rift Valley Fever «, after scoring the Sheikh Zayed Hospital in Nouakchott, yesterday evening, the death of a young man named Mohamedou Ould facing up (20 years) because fever Nsepah. And sent the Mauritanian Ministry of Health survey medical mission to the north of the country, where the village where the victim came from.

He is also suspected in the Rift Valley Fever behind the death of another young woman, yesterday, in the state of Brakna.

Al Khaleej

[Giuseppe]

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[Source: FAO EMPRES-I, full page: (LINK). Edited.]

Rift Valley Fever, Human, Mauritania



GENERAL INFO

• Disease Event ID: 172878
• Reporting date: 27/09/2012
• Observation date: 27/09/2012

LOCATION

• Region: Africa
• Admin 1 (Country): Tagant (Mauritania)
• Locality: Tagant
• Lat/Long: 18.5730826932/-10.3935359672
• Quality of Coordinates: Centroid Admin1

DISEASE

• Status: Confirmed
• DISEASE: Rift Valley fever
• Serotype: ?
• Source: National authorities

SPECIES AFFECTED

• An.Type: ?
• An.Class: ?
• Species: ?
• At Risk: ?
• Cases: ?
• Deaths: ?
• Destroyed: ?
• Slaughtered: ?

LABORATORIES

• Disease Tested: Rift Valley fever
• Species: ?
• Test: ?
• Result: Positive
• Result Date: ?
• Reference Laboratory: ?

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[Giuseppe]

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EMPRES-i also reports RFV infections in human and sheep at Trarza (Mauritania), locality Ouad Naga, http://empres-i.fao.org/empres-i/2/o...k=172877&rss=t

[Gert van der Hoek]

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Map with locations of 2 recent reported RVF human outbreaks in Mauritania - FAO-Empres

Note: untill oct 8 there have been no official reports of Rift Valley fever in animal species in Mauritania.

[sharon sanders]

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Government says there is no Rift Valley fever in Mauritania.


hat tip Pathfinder.


machine translation


Date: 02/10/2012 Time: 15:56 GMT


Added: 10/02/2012 9:40

Mauritania: No confirmation of the occurrence of Rift Valley fever (Minister)

ALAKHBAR (Nouakchott)-The Mauritanian Minister of Rural Development Brahim Ould M'mbareck, reassured that there are currently no confirmation of the occurrence of fever Rift Valley in the country. was Minister arrested by Alakhbar, Tuesday, October 1 in Nouakchott, the sidelines of a conference organized by the Union for the Republic (UPR).

more....

http://fr.alakhbar.info/4975-0-Mauritanie-Pas-de-confirmation-de-lapparition-de-la-fievre-du-Rift-Ministre.html

[sharon sanders]

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Please also see:

Mauritania - Unknown fever spreading in camels


Mauritanie - Deux d?c?s d?une fi?vre h?morragique (Wilaya Tagant et Brakna)

[Pathfinder]

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Translation Google

Government officials commenting on the work of the Council of Ministers

Nouakchott, 04/10/2012 - Ministers of health, equipment and transport as well as employment, training and ICT commented on late Thursday afternoon, the work of the Council of Ministers held a few hours earlier.
The Minister of Health Mr. Hamady Ba Housseynou said to have presented to Cabinet a paper on fever Rift Valley in Mauritania.

The minister said that seven cases of fever have been recorded in the country causing 4 deaths including contamination by this fever has been established as a result of laboratory analysis while two cases showed healing while another remains under treatment at the hospital.

This is not the first time that the disease appears in the paysdit it, cases have been reported in Adrar in 2010 noting that among the causes of the disease, which is transmitted to humans via animals, high rainfall and lack of cooking meat efficiently.

He called on citizens to make the necessary examinations and as quickly as possible in case of infringement of this disease because, he says, this is the only way to isolate the disease.

The Department of Health says it is ready to intervene at any time. But the situation is much more difficult for cases that occur within the country due to lack of blood that is vital in the field to save the patient's life.

The current situation of the disease is altogether normal and should not cause panic because it is cases that are counted and there are no pockets of disease at national level.

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http://www.ami.mr/fr/index.php?page=Depeche&id_depeche=19328

[Pathfinder]

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Translation Google

Date: 09/10/2012 Time: 19:44 GMT
Added: 09.10.2012 11:30

Health: Two deaths from haemorrhagic fever at H.Gharbi

ALAKHBAR (Nouakchott) - Two people were killed in the locality of Safa at 10 km of Tamcheket Hodh Gharbi (eastern Mauritania) sources on site have informed Alakhbar.

Five people suffered from high fever, vomiting blood with two dead : Mohamed Ould Lemine Sid'ahmed (19 years), who died three days ago and Mohamed Ould Tar (55), who died the other day in the evening, sources indicate.

Hemorrhagic fever has caused several deaths in several localities in Mauritania. With these two deaths, the number rises to nine in two weeks.

http://fr.alakhbar.info/5025-0-Sante-Deux-deces-par-une-fievre-hemorragique-a-HGharbi.html

[Ronan Kelly]

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Mauritania Rift Valley Fever (Situation as of 15 October 2012)
Report? World Health Organization
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A total of 24 cases and 13 deaths were reported from 13 districts

Event description

The Ministry of Health declared an outbreak of Rift Valley Fever (RVF) on 4 October 2012. The date of onset of the index case was 16 September 2012. As of 15 October 2012, 24 cases (7 confirmed, 8 probable and 9 undetermined) had been reported to the Ministry of Health, including 13 deaths. Suspected human cases are being managed in the hospitals. The cases were confirmed by ELISA and PCR at the National Reference Laboratory of the National Institute of Public Health Research (INRS) in Nouakchott and at the Institut Pasteur in Dakar. In addition, 97 blood samples were collected from camels, goats and cattle for serological analysis and one tested positive. Mauritania experienced Rift Valley Fever outbreak in 2010.

Actions taken

The Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Rural Development are jointly coordinating the investigation and response to the outbreak. A multi-sector task force consisting of animal and human health experts has been re-activated to coordinate all the activities. WHO, FAO and other partners are members of the task force. The task force held their fourth meeting on 12 October, 2012. There is a strong collaboration between FAO and WHO at country level to support the multi-sector task force. The RVF response plan used to control the 2010 outbreak in the northern part of the country (Adra) has been revised and adopted to guide response operations. Guidelines and SOPs on RVF surveillance and case management have been disseminated to all the affected areas to enhance response activities. Animal slaughter houses are being supervised by the veterinary team. A multi-sector investigation team has been deployed to conduct a detailed outbreak investigation among humans and animals in the affected areas. An international team of experts will be deployed to provide technical assistance starting from 3 to 10 November 2012. WHO does not recommend any travel or trade restrictions to be applied to Mauritania.

http://reliefweb.int/report/mauritania/rift-valley-fever-situation-15-october-2012

[Giuseppe]

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[Source: World Health Organization, full page: (LINK).]

Rift Valley fever in Mauritania

1 November 2012



The Ministry of Health (MoH) in Mauritania declared an outbreak of Rift Valley Fever (RVF) on 4 October 2012. From 16 September 2012 (the date of onset of the index case) to 30 October 2012, a total of 34 cases, including 17 deaths have been reported from 6 regions.

The last case was notified on the 27 October 2012 from Magta Lahjar in the Brakna region.

The 6 regions include Assaba, Brakna, Hodh Chargui, Hodh Gharbi, Tagant and Trarza. All the cases had history of contact with animals.

In humans, 25 samples tested positive by ELISA and PCR at the National Reference Laboratory of the National Institute of Public Health Research (INRS) in Nouakchott and at the Institut Pasteur in Dakar. In the animal population, analysis conducted by the National Veterinary Research Laboratory shows virus circulation in several regions of the country.

A multi-sector task force has been jointly established by the MOH and the Ministry of Rural Development to respond to this outbreak. WHO and partners, including the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), are working within the task force to strengthen epidemiological surveillance in both human and animal health, strengthen capacity in case management at health care facilities, strengthen health measures in slaughterhouses, and raise awareness among farmers.

A multi-sector investigation team has been deployed to conduct a detailed outbreak investigation among humans and animals in the affected areas. An international team of experts will be deployed to provide technical assistance from 3 to 10 November 2012.

Mauritania experienced an outbreak of RVF in 2010.


With regard to this outbreak, WHO does not recommend any travel or trade restrictions be applied.

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[Shiloh]

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17 Die Of Rift Valley Fever In Mauritania
11/2/2012 7:01 AM ET

Seventeen deaths have been reported from six regions of Mauritania, where the Ministry of Health (MoH) declared an outbreak of Rift Valley Fever (RVF) on October 4.

From September 16 to 30, a total of 34 cases of persons infected with the disease have been reported, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a press release. The last such case was notified on October 27 from Magta Lahjar in the Brakna region. Assaba, Hodh Chargui, Hodh Gharbi, Tagant and Trarza are the other affected regions. All the cases had history of contact with animals...