Guinea - Case of yellow fever in the prefecture of Dabola - January 20, 2023

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Yellow fever back in Guinea: a case discovered in Dabola (statement)

By Mohamed Bangoura Since 3 days in Health

The country has just recorded 01 case of yellow fever in week 46 of 2022 in the village of Konsondou, sub-prefecture of Bissikrima, prefecture of Dabola. This is a patient who presented with a high fever (>39 0 ) and jaundice in the conjunctivae and teguments and who unfortunately died despite the care received.

A sample was taken from this patient and sent to the Conakry virology center for examination. This sample was tested positive for yellow fever virus. A second test was carried out and also proved positive on the sample sent to the Virology Laboratory of the Pasteur Institute in Dakar/Senegal, thus confirming this case of yellow fever.

Faced with this situation, the Ministry of Health, in collaboration with its partners, has taken urgent measures:

o Rapid investigation, sampling for additional analyzes from 41 contacts identified in the locality. These identified contacts are regularly followed up and none of them has developed symptoms of this disease to date;

o The organization of ring response vaccination for the protection of the local population o The strengthening of surveillance at the level of all health services and in the community.

The Ministry of Health and Public Hygiene has invited the population to be vigilant by reporting any suspected case of fever, jaundice to the health services but also to observe the rigorous application of preventive measures such as the use of mosquito nets. and habitat sanitation.

Under the leadership of the Government, the Department of Health reassures that all additional measures are taken to ensure optimal protection of the population against yellow fever.

Dr Mamadou Pethe Diallo

Minister of Health and Public Hygiene

https://mosaiqueguinee.com/la-fievre...a-declaration/

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A case of yellow fever detected in Dabola

By Guinea Nondi
Jan 17, 2023, 06:01 PM 00

Guinea has just recorded a case of yellow fever. The information is given by the Ministry of Health and Public Hygiene. The patient comes from the Locality of Konsondou, Sub-prefecture of Bissikrima. The ministry in the same declaration calls on the populations to be vigilant.
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https://www.guineenondi.com/2023/01/...ecte-a-dabola/

 

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WEEKLY BULLETIN ON OUTBREAKS
AND OTHER EMERGENCIES

Week 3: 9 to 15 January 2023
Data as reported by: 17:00; 15 January 2023
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All events currently being monitored by WHO AFRO
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Guinea Yellow Fever Grade 2

Date notified to WCO 6-Jan-23
Start of reporting period 4-Jan-23
End of reporting period 4-Jan-23

Total cases Cases 1
Confirmed Cases
Deaths 1
CFR 100.0%

On 20 November 2022, a suspected case of yellow fever was reported from Dabola health district, Faranah health region, in Guinea. This is a 9-years-old child who died and whose yellow fever vaccination status is unknown. The sample collected on 22 November 2022 was positive for Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay test (ELISA) and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in Guinea (Conakry) on 2 December 2022. A confirmation test was conducted at the Dakar Institute Pasteur laboratory on 4 January 2023 and the results for ELISA and PCR received by the Ministry of Health on 6 January 2023 confirmed yellow fever infection
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https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream...EW03-915012023-eng.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y

 

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Guinea: end of the yellow fever epidemic, the countdown has ended since December 4 (ANSS)

By Mohamed Bangoura Since 24 hours in Health

It was the head of the data management and information system unit at the ANSS, Dr. Sory Condé, who himself confirmed the information, this Wednesday, February 15, during an interview with Mosaiqueguinee.com .

According to him, to date, the confirmed positive case of yellow fever has bowed out, the follow-up of his contacts is over, the countdown has ended since December 4, 2022.

“ It's all over. The positive case died on November 21, 2022, his contacts have finished follow-up. The countdown is over. It was just 14 days, it was since December 4, 2022 the end of the account , ”he explained in essence.

As a reminder, Guinea recorded a case of yellow fever in week 46 of 2022 in the village of Konsondou, sub-prefecture of Bissikrima, prefecture of Dabola.

This is a patient who presented with a high fever (>390) and jaundice in the conjunctivae and teguments and who unfortunately died despite the care received.

A sample was taken from this patient and sent to the Conakry virology center for examination.

This sample was tested positive for yellow fever virus.

Saidou Barry

https://mosaiqueguinee.com/guinee-f...-a-rebours-termine-depuis-le-4-decembre-anss/