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Seke Banza: an outbreak of chickenpox among children
Published 2 hours, 25 minutes under News, Bas Congo, Health.
SOS civil society space. Nearly a hundred children from the territory of Seke Banza, more than 50 miles west of Matadi, Bas-Congo are suffering from chickenpox. And according to the source, the management of patients is not possible for all, including lack of medicine to the general referral hospital room. The epidemic is confirmed by medical sources of the country.
According to the medical director of the health facility, Dr. JP Nzomono, became ill a week ago at the school sisters of Rising Sun area.
Confirmed cases rose from 80 to about 100, said the source, noting that the disease is spreading at an alarming rate.
No deaths yet registered.
Address the problem of care, the president of the civil society Seke Banza, Muak Beloved, appeal to provincial and national authorities for an urgent intervention.
However, the medical director of the General Hospital said he had taken some precautionary measures and supported the patients are interned, he says.
Dr. Nzomono still emphasizes that there not be unduly alarmed measure. The epidemic is seasonal, "he said.
He recommends to parents and to inform health officials of any other cases of chickenpox found to contain the spread of this disease.
http://radiookapi.net/actualite/2010/10/17/seke-banza-une-epidemie-de-varicelle-parmi-les-enfants/
Seke Banza: an outbreak of chickenpox among children
Published 2 hours, 25 minutes under News, Bas Congo, Health.
SOS civil society space. Nearly a hundred children from the territory of Seke Banza, more than 50 miles west of Matadi, Bas-Congo are suffering from chickenpox. And according to the source, the management of patients is not possible for all, including lack of medicine to the general referral hospital room. The epidemic is confirmed by medical sources of the country.
According to the medical director of the health facility, Dr. JP Nzomono, became ill a week ago at the school sisters of Rising Sun area.
Confirmed cases rose from 80 to about 100, said the source, noting that the disease is spreading at an alarming rate.
No deaths yet registered.
Address the problem of care, the president of the civil society Seke Banza, Muak Beloved, appeal to provincial and national authorities for an urgent intervention.
However, the medical director of the General Hospital said he had taken some precautionary measures and supported the patients are interned, he says.
Dr. Nzomono still emphasizes that there not be unduly alarmed measure. The epidemic is seasonal, "he said.
He recommends to parents and to inform health officials of any other cases of chickenpox found to contain the spread of this disease.
http://radiookapi.net/actualite/2010/10/17/seke-banza-une-epidemie-de-varicelle-parmi-les-enfants/