Mauritania - Boutilimit: outbreak of diarrhea and vomiting with fever and headache

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Boutilimit: an outbreak almost epidemic

I knew boutilimit city during the past few days the case of an outbreak of quasi-epidemic through injury of many patients cases of diarrhea and vomiting with fever and pain in the head.

According to a local source in the city to Hamad Hospital he was overwhelmed with his family as a result of the multiplication of the number of people who were mostly children.

It was booked some patients without a family for treatment after the respondent's family filled because of the proliferation of these conditions.

And across the population in a statement to the desert from being affected by the epidemic, which is spreading widely, and despite the fact that the treatment of these conditions is available from the hospital, but some did not find the opportunity to undergo necessary treatment due to the growing popularity.

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21-02-2017 00:45 - Hamed Ben Khalifa hospital clarifies (right of reply)

Essahraa - The hospital Hamed Ben Khalifa of Boutilimit gave an update on the situation of the services provided during the last 24 hours, denying the recording of epidemic cases.

This right of reply comes after the complaints made to the site Essahraa, referring to cases, qualified by a medical source within this health facility of cold and cold strokes consequent to the recent climatic changes.

A weather situation that affected the whole country and that affected mainly children and the elderly.

The site also recalls the absence of a scientific reference allowing to classify the pathological cases and to identify their epidemic state, at the time when the authorities endeavor to surround discreetly the health situation, in order not to arouse the fright of public opinion.

Translated from Arabic by Cridem

Source : Essahraa (Mauritanie)

http://cridem.org/C_Info.php?article=694742