Guinea - Ebola: new outbreak of Ebola in the prefecture of Dubreka

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Tues, January 6th, 2015, 9:12 p.m. Posted By Guilana Fidel Momou

Ebola: over 70 cases recorded in Dubreka (Official)

Dubreka Prefecture, located about fifty kilometers from Conakry, has so far registered a total of 75 confirmed cases of Ebola, with 33 deaths per 337 contacts to follow, confirmed Tuesday on the phone to Guineenews Dr Fod? Ciss? prefectural Director of Health of that prefecture.

According to health authorities, this new epidemiological outbreak of Ebola disease in the prefecture Dubreka is explained by the mobility of contacts and especially the reluctance of people in some localities as Fal?ssad? and Falessa Fotonkon where teams of agents to advocacy and monitoring contacts have trouble accessing it.

The situation could continue, they say, if nationals managers of these places do not get involved in raising awareness, as was the case for Gueck?dou and many other places in the forest region where the involvement of citizens executives helped overcome the reluctance in many localities.

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http://guineenews.org/ebola-plus-de-70-nouveaux-cas-enregistres-a-dubreka-officiel/

 

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Guinea: the Red Cross teams attacked in the locality of Dubr?ka in Lower Guinea

French.news.cn 2015-01-07 9:19:39 p.m.

CONAKRY, Jan. 7 (Xinhua) - Teams responsible for secure funerals of patients who died from Ebola haemorrhagic fever epidemic were attacked in the locality of Dubr?ka located about fifty kilometers from the capital Tuesday, the state radio reported Wednesday.

The incident happened in the town of Moussaya, where people have stoned the vehicles of the Red Cross workers in order to prevent them from fulfilling their mission.

The act shocked the deployed teams in place, especially as they had to turn back, to escape the attackers.

The reluctance of people in Dubr?ka to anti-Ebola teams concerned health authorities, given the resurgence of the epidemic in this locality near the capital.

To date statistics show 75 confirmed cases recorded in recent days, including 37 deaths, in Dubr?ka. In this locality, 358 contacts have been identified to be followed by anti-Ebola teams.

http://french.xinhuanet.com/2015-01/07/c_133903495.htm