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French to English translation
Eastern Province: nearly 18 deaths from a disease not yet identified in Dungu
Kisangani, 02.28.2011 / Health
Nearly eighteen deaths in less than two weeks due to a disease not yet identified in Dungu in Orientale Province, as the Surgeon General Hospital reference Dungu, Dr. Jean-Claude Amundala.
Eighteen deaths occurred in less than two weeks in the town of Duru, 88 km from Dungu in the district of Haut-Uele (North-eastern DRC) concern to health authorities in Orientale province that have not yet been established whether these deaths are due to unknown disease.
According to the Surgeon General Hospital reference Dungu, Dr. Jean-Claude Amundala, cited by Radiookapi.net, an investigation conducted last weekend by a team of physicians indicates that no specific pathology declared n ' has been identified in connection with the deaths.
Samples were collected on patients, however. We must wait to identify the exact cause of these eighteen deaths, "said Director of Nursing at the Hospital of Dungu, which is part of the investigation team.
"There is no specific pathology that could have killed all those eighteen people during that period. What is true is that the situation is very complicated Duru, including lack of drinking water, inadequate sanitation and medicines in health centers, "said Dr. Amundala.
The 18 deaths occurred between 7 and 18 February 2011, it says, were due to different apparent causes, including malaria, respiratory infections and diarrheal diseases. But what worries the public and health officials is the fact that they all occurred at a time so near, suggestive of an epidemic due to reasons not yet understood.
French to English translation
Eastern Province: nearly 18 deaths from a disease not yet identified in Dungu
Kisangani, 02.28.2011 / Health
Nearly eighteen deaths in less than two weeks due to a disease not yet identified in Dungu in Orientale Province, as the Surgeon General Hospital reference Dungu, Dr. Jean-Claude Amundala.
Eighteen deaths occurred in less than two weeks in the town of Duru, 88 km from Dungu in the district of Haut-Uele (North-eastern DRC) concern to health authorities in Orientale province that have not yet been established whether these deaths are due to unknown disease.
According to the Surgeon General Hospital reference Dungu, Dr. Jean-Claude Amundala, cited by Radiookapi.net, an investigation conducted last weekend by a team of physicians indicates that no specific pathology declared n ' has been identified in connection with the deaths.
Samples were collected on patients, however. We must wait to identify the exact cause of these eighteen deaths, "said Director of Nursing at the Hospital of Dungu, which is part of the investigation team.
"There is no specific pathology that could have killed all those eighteen people during that period. What is true is that the situation is very complicated Duru, including lack of drinking water, inadequate sanitation and medicines in health centers, "said Dr. Amundala.
The 18 deaths occurred between 7 and 18 February 2011, it says, were due to different apparent causes, including malaria, respiratory infections and diarrheal diseases. But what worries the public and health officials is the fact that they all occurred at a time so near, suggestive of an epidemic due to reasons not yet understood.