Guinea - Kissidougou prefecture - Ebola: 49 deaths, 68 people cured in the locality of Fermessadou - last contact cleared on January 24. 2015

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Guinea: 10 Ebola victims in two days

MakeMe Bamba BBC Africa, Conakry
December 17, 2014

In two days, at least 10 people have died from Ebola in the locality of T?m?ssadou in southern Guinea.

Indeed, thirty patients were registered by the Red Cross workers who had to bury many bodies and identify patients.

Among the patients, eight were admitted to Gu?ck?dou treatment center and tested positive for the Ebola virus.

According to information from Kissidigou where an apprentice carpenter from Liberia is at the origin of the spread. He arrived in the village late November. And since, he lives in the community.

He later developed the disease and infected others without any authority being informed.

The warning came Monday when deaths began.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/afrique/region/2014/12/141217_ebola_guinee

 

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Re: Guinea - Kissidougou prefecture: 10 Ebola deaths in two days in the locality of Fermessadou


<small>Location of Kissidougou Prefecture and seat in Guinea.
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Fri 19 December

Ebola in Guinea: Rebound of the epidemic in forest area...

Kissidougou - The haemorrhagic fever Ebola virus has resurfaced in the Kissidougou prefecture, a locality south of Guinea. In the space of two days, at least nine positive patients and suspected cases of thirty were recorded in the town of Fermessadou, learned aficaguinee.com.

According to an anonymous source, Wednesday, December 17, 9 confirmed Ebola patients were transferred to the Ebola Treatment Center Gu?ck?dou.

The same source also indicates that on Thursday, December 18, there were 32 suspects. Among them, 11 people suspected Ebola arrived at the CTE Gueckedou, 10 are being transferred in ambulances to Gu?ck?dou, 06 are admitted for ETC Macenta and 05 waiting at the transit center of Kissidougou.

An apprentice carpenter from Liberia is the cause of further spread of the virus. Already a dozen people died in the same locality.

This rebound came as the epidemic was beginning to fall in Gu?ck?dou and Macenta birthplace of the deadly Ebola virus.

http://www.africaguinee.com/article...ndissement-de-l-epidemie-en-region-forestiere

 

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Kissidougou how Ebola arrived in the sub-prefecture Fermassadou?

Posted by Guineematin 18 - Feb - 2015

Ebola epidemic has claimed several victims through Guinea. In the sub-prefecture of Fermassadou, Kissidougou prefecture, the virus appeared December 4, 2014 and made 49 deaths. How is the epidemic appeared in this village? The explanations of the sub-prefect, Mr. Boubacar Sidiki Mara met in Kissidougou by the Special Envoy Guineematin.com

Fermassadou, a sub-prefecture located 12 km from the town of Kissidougou has experienced the epidemic since December 4, 2014 and made 49 deaths and 68 people healed. According to the sub-prefect, the disease came from Liberia.

"A citizen of my sub-prefecture died in Liberia and as it is customary here to bring back the deceased belongings, his younger brother who was living with him has brought all his belongings to the family. They shared his clothes and that's where the epidemic began to ravage the poor citizens ... "said Mr. Mara us with a desolate air.

Continuing, the sub-prefect, Boubacar Sidiki Mara, argues that before the death of the former, they encountered enormous difficulties in raising public awareness about preventive measures.
"People were tired and were fleeing when we talked about the epidemic. They did not believe at all! For them it was a setting. Everyone was retissant to deal with sensitizing agents, "he adds.

Finally, the sub-prefect of Fermassadou told us that there are no more cases in the sub-prefecture. According to him, the last case of contact that was recorded has reached its incubation period since 24 January 2015. But the sensitizers pursue the sensitization and the search for hidden people.

Fatoumata Keita Special Envoy Guineematin.com Kissidougou

http://guineematin.com/kissidougou-comment-ebola-est-arrive-dans-la-sous-prefecture-fermassadou/