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Burkina/Health: Call to strengthen surveillance following a case of Zika virus
Published on Friday, April 18, 2025 at 10:20 p.m.
In a note dated April 15, 2025, addressed to regional health directors and hospital directors, the Minister of Health reveals that the epidemiological surveillance system received notification from the National Reference Laboratory for Viral Hemorrhagic Fever (NRL-FHV) of a confirmed case of Zika virus disease on April 8, 2025.
The Minister of Health reiterates that Zika virus disease is a priority disease under surveillance in Burkina Faso. According to the Minister, the risk of transmission remains high, given entomological data indicating the high presence of Aedes mosquitoes, vectors involved in the transmission of these hemorrhagic fevers, and the subregional health situation indicating the circulation of Zika.
Faced with this situation, the Minister of Health calls for a strengthening of epidemiological surveillance of Zika virus disease in the respective health structures through the application of the directives contained in the SIMR Guide 3rd edition.
He also called for informing and raising awareness among the population about this disease.
Furthermore, any suspected case must be systematically notified, and a sample must be taken for analysis at the LNR-FHV, then treated in accordance with the guidelines set out, according to the Minister of Health.
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Text and image translated by Google
Burkina/Health: Call to strengthen surveillance following a case of Zika virus
Published on Friday, April 18, 2025 at 10:20 p.m.
In a note dated April 15, 2025, addressed to regional health directors and hospital directors, the Minister of Health reveals that the epidemiological surveillance system received notification from the National Reference Laboratory for Viral Hemorrhagic Fever (NRL-FHV) of a confirmed case of Zika virus disease on April 8, 2025.
The Minister of Health reiterates that Zika virus disease is a priority disease under surveillance in Burkina Faso. According to the Minister, the risk of transmission remains high, given entomological data indicating the high presence of Aedes mosquitoes, vectors involved in the transmission of these hemorrhagic fevers, and the subregional health situation indicating the circulation of Zika.
Faced with this situation, the Minister of Health calls for a strengthening of epidemiological surveillance of Zika virus disease in the respective health structures through the application of the directives contained in the SIMR Guide 3rd edition.
He also called for informing and raising awareness among the population about this disease.
Furthermore, any suspected case must be systematically notified, and a sample must be taken for analysis at the LNR-FHV, then treated in accordance with the guidelines set out, according to the Minister of Health.