Ivory Coast - 5 deaths from Cholera outbreak in Divo

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Ivory Coast: Cholera claims two victims in the South West
- 12.27.2014

At least two people died Thursday in Divo in southwestern Ivory Coast due to vomiting and diarrhea, APA learned Friday, from a good source there.

The tragedy occurred at Tabl?guikou, a village in the sub-prefecture of Divo, told APA, a healthcare officer into service in the region, adding that "six patients whose life is not threatened are under observation at the Centre Regional Hospital (CHR) of Divo ".

"The samples were taken and sent to the National Institute for Public Health in Abidjan and we await the results," continued this officer who thinks of a "cholera outbreak".

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Health: Cholera outbreak in in Tabl?guikou (in Divo), the toll rises to 5 dead

Published Sunday, December 28, 2014 | AIP

Divo - The diarrheal disease that was declared in Tabl?guikou, 12 kilometers of Divo on Divo -Guitry axis, which killed four people between Monday and Friday, was identified by the National Institute of Public Hygiene (INHP ) as a cholera epidemic, learned AIP Saturday from the Ministry of Health and the fight against AIDS, while a fifth person died the same day at CHR Divo.

"A dirty well would be the likely cause. Teams from INHP and the health district are present in the village since two days to implement control measures," said the source.

The INHP confirmed the existence of an outbreak of cholera originated from patients.

The fifth victim who was interned at CHR Divo with wife and children since Thursday died at about 16 hours, indicating a local medical source, adding that the deceased, "big alcohol and cigarettes amateur was fertile ground for the quick development of the disease. "

"The management of care is not the cause. It is mainly the unhealthy lifestyle with the abuse of alcohol and cigarettes of the patient that precipitated his death, "said the source.

Friday 20 H , a tenth diarrhea and vomiting case was recorded in Tabl?guikou then quickly brought under control by the nurse from the village health center, Como? Kouassi Dat?.

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