Senegal - Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) outbreak 2023

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Senegal

Crimean Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) Ungraded

Date notified to WCO 21-Apr-23
Start of reporting period 21-Apr-23
End of reporting period 23-Apr-23

Total cases 1
Cases Confirmed 1
Deaths 1
CFR 100.0%

The Ministry of Health of Senegal has reported a confirmed case of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever on 21 April 2023 in a 35-year-old male patient. He is a butcher residing in Fadia city, Guédiawaye district, Dakar region. The date of onset of symptoms was 10 April with fever and flu-like syndrome. Samples were collected on 20 April for suspected viral hemorrhagic fever after he developed a hemorrhagic syndrome and thrombocytopenia. He died on 22 April. Public health measures are being taken

https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/367270/OEW17-1723042023.pdf

 

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Senegal: a case of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever detected in Dalal Jamm

A human case of Crimean Congo hemorrhagic fever was confirmed on April 21, 2023 at the Dalal Jamm National Hospital Center in Guédiawaye, informs the Ministry of Health in a document. Marie Khemess Ngom Ndiaye announces to this effect, the activation of the Health Emergency Operations Center (HEOC).

“Following the confirmation of a human case of Crimean Congo hemorrhagic fever on April 21, 2023 at the Dalal Jamm National Hospital Center in Guédiawaye, the Health Emergency Operations Center (COUS) is activated,” reads the report. document.
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https://www.pressafrik.com/Senegal-...imee-Congo-detecte-a-Dalal-Jamm_a256656.html​

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SENEGAL-SANTE / Crimean Congo Fever: Senegal records first case of death (official)

published April 30, 2023 1

APS

Dakar, April 30 (APS) – Senegal has recorded a first human case of Crimean Congo hemorrhagic fever taken care of at Dalal Jam hospital in Guédiawaye (suburb of Dakar) where the patient finally died, APS learned from official source.

“Senegal has recorded one confirmed human case of Crimean Congo hemorrhagic fever. The sample sent by the Dalal Jam hospital to the Pasteur Institute in Dakar was confirmed positive (…), the patient who was hospitalized finally died”, underlined a press release from the Ministry of Health and Social Action. received at APS.

The competent services of the Ministry of Health have been deployed to "identify the contacts which are 84 in number in order to ensure their follow-up", reports the text. In total, "73 animals made up of cattle, sheep and goats were investigated," said the Health Emergency Operations Center.

“No other cases have been detected,” assured the health authorities concerned, who said they had activated the Health Emergency Operations Center and set up a multisectoral management system.

This system aims to “ensure the monitoring and coordination of our country’s response”.

Crimean Congo hemorrhagic fever is a disease transmitted from animals to humans by ticks. The virus is harbored by wild and domestic animals, the document said.

Transmission to humans occurs through “direct contact with blood or tissues of infected animals”.

It can also be done by “direct contact with the blood or bodily fluids of an infected person”.

Transmission is also possible by "bite of infected ticks".

Health authorities have recommended the adoption of several measures ranging from "frequent washing of hands with soap and water, treatment of places with ticks and the use of veterinary services for the treatment of tick-carrying animals".

The lethality rate of the Crimean Congo hemorrhagic fever disease can range from 10 to 40%, alerted the health services.

According to the ministry's data sheet on this disease, "the reservoir of the virus is made up of several types of wild animals such as rodents, birds (herons, hornbills) and domestic animals and cattle (sheep, goats)".

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https://aps.sn/fievre-crimee-congo-le-senegal-enregistre-un-premier-cas-de-deces-officiel/

 

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Senegal: one death due to Congo fever

By Writing Africanews with AFP
Last update: 5 hours ago

A person has died in Senegal of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever, known as Congo fever, a viral disease that is transmitted by ticks, AFP learned on Tuesday from the Ministry of Health, which says the case has been contained.

A butcher who was on duty at the slaughterhouses in Dakar was declared ill on April 21 and then died on April 22, Dr. Boly Diop , coordinator of the fight against Congo fever at the Ministry of Health, told AFP .

"It was a single case. We then carried out investigations in the family, professional and health environments (of the victim) because the disease is contagious. The contact cases were identified and we followed them. All the samples are negative income ,” Mr. Diop added.

This fatal case is the first recorded in Senegal this year. The country had five cases of Congo fever in 2022 including one death, Diop said.
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https://fr.africanews.com/2023/05/03/senegal-un-deces-du-a-la-fievre-du-congo/​

 

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Health: Senegal records a third case of “Crimean Congo” hemorrhagic fever

A third case of Crimean Congo hemorrhagic fever confirmed last Monday is currently being treated at the Dalal Jamm Hospital in Dakar, we learned yesterday from Doctor Boly Diop, head of epidemiological and post-vaccination surveillance at the Ministry of Health and of social action.

According to Tribune, speaking to the press, on the sidelines of a quarterly epidemiological surveillance coordination meeting, Doctor Diop reported that the patient, detected after the celebrations linked to Tabaski, was isolated early and is in the best conditions. to be healed.

Senegal recorded a second case of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) in May after a first case detected on April 21.

Following the discovery of this first case, the Ministry of Health and Social Action activated the Health Emergency Operations Center (Cous), a system aimed at monitoring and coordinating the response to this fever.

https://www.rewmi.com/sante-le-sene...ieme-cas-de-fievre-hemorragique-crimee-congo/

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A 3RD INTERNAL CASE AT DALAL JAMM HOSPITAL

Crimean Congo hemorrhagic fever is struggling to be eradicated. A third case confirmed last Monday is currently being treated at the Dalal Jamm hospital in Dakar.

Mame Diarra DIENG | Published 13/07/2023

After the first case detected last May and which ended up succumbing, the second discovered in Dahra, the health authorities have since Monday interned the 3rd case of Crimean Congo hemorrhagic fever at the Dalal Jamm hospital. The announcement is from Dr Boly Diop, head of epidemiological and post-vaccination surveillance at the Ministry of Health and Social Action, on the sidelines of a quarterly epidemiological surveillance coordination meeting.

Crimean Congo hemorrhagic fever is struggling to be eradicated. A third case confirmed last Monday is currently being treated at the Dalal Jamm hospital in Dakar. According to Doctor Boly Diop, responsible for epidemiological and post-vaccination surveillance at the Ministry of Health and Social Action, the patient, detected after the celebrations linked to Tabaski, was isolated early. “He is in the best condition to be cured,” he reveals.

Indeed, after the discovery of the 1st case on April 21, the Ministry of Health had activated the health emergency operations center (Cous). The Cous was to monitor and coordinate our country's response. “What places Senegal in an epidemic situation is that in recent years, on a regular basis, cases of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever have been notified at the country level, and are monitored. And it is in this context that the Health Emergency Operations Center has been activated since April 28, ”explains Dr Boly Diop.

As a reminder, Crimean Congo hemorrhagic fever is a disease transmitted from animals to humans through ticks. The virus is harbored by wild and domestic animals. Transmission to humans occurs through direct contact with the blood or tissues of infected animals. It can also occur through direct contact with blood or bodily fluids from an infected person. Transmission is also possible through the bite of infected ticks. The fatality rate of the disease can range from 10 to 40%.

According to him, the technical sheet of the Ministry of Health, the virus reservoir is made up of several types of wild animals such as rodents, birds (herons, hornbills), domestic animals and cattle (sheep, goats ).


https://www.seneplus.com/sante/un-3e-cas-interne-lhopital-dalal-jamm

 

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Senegal

Crimean Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF)

Ungraded

Date notified to WCO 21-Apr-23
Start of reporting period 21-Apr-23
End of reporting period 13-Jul-23

Total cases 3
Cases Confirmed 3
Deaths 1
CFR 33.3%

The Ministry of Health of Senegal has reported a confirmed case of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever on 21 April 2023 in a 35-year-old male patient. He is a butcher residing in Fadia city, Guédiawaye district, Dakar region. The date of onset of symptoms was 10 April with fever and flu-like syndrome. Samples were collected on 20 April for suspected viral hemorrhagic fever after he developed a hemorrhagic syndrome and thrombocytopenia. He died on 22 April. On 9 May 2023, a second confirmed case was reported from the Linguère district in the Louga region; and on 10 July, a third confirmed case was reported from Yeumbeul district in Dakar.

https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/371502/OEW28-1016072023.pdf​

 

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Foundiougne: a patient with Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever has died

OG August 20, 2023 0240

Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever continues to plague Senegal. Indeed, a patient in his sixties suffering from this disease died in the health district of Foundiougne.

Since April, Senegal has been affected by Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever. Unfortunately, a patient affected by this zoonosis has just lost his life. The case of death was reported to the health district of Foundiougne. He is a man in his sixties, reports the Rfm.

According to WHO, the Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus (CCHF) causes outbreaks of severe viral hemorrhagic fever. Hemorrhagic fever outbreaks have a case fatality rate of up to 40%.

The virus is mainly transmitted to humans from ticks and farm animals. Human-to-human transmission can occur through direct contact with blood, secretions, organs or body fluids of infected individuals. There is no vaccine, neither for humans nor for animals.

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https://www.sudquotidien.sn/foundio...vre-hemorragique-crimee-congo-a-perdu-la-vie/
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CRIMEA CONGO HEMORRHAGIC FEVER ALERT


The Foudioungne health district, in the Fatick region in the west of the country, is on high alert. A person suffering from Crimean Congo hemorrhagic fever has passed away.

According to the explanations of the head doctor on Radio Senegal, the district is waiting for the support of the Ministry of Health. In the meantime, a response and communication plan has been put in place, assures the head doctor of the health district, at the microphone of Radio Senegal.

The doctor explains that the patient in question, male, 63 years old, was received on July 23, 2023, suffering from fever accompanied by digestive bleeding, the symptoms of which date back to July 15.

Samples were taken and sent to the Institut Pasteur. The results confirmed the suspicion of Crimean Congo hemorrhagic fever.

It was then that a debriefing meeting was held with all the members of the management team and that of the Fatick regional health directorate who had come to help.

This was followed by a visit to the home of the case, who eventually died due to late seeking care.

Alongside psychosocial care, samples of suspected cases and contacts were also taken. Other samples were taken after retracing the patient's itinerary.

The National Hygiene Service carried out disinfection and disinsectization of the case's home and neighboring concessions. The samples taken from humans and animals were packaged and sent to the laboratories.

The swab results detected one case of dengue fever, another hemorrhagic fever, in humans.

In Senegal, the Ministry of Health had reported a confirmed case of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever on April 21, 2023, in a 35-year-old male patient. He is a butcher residing in the city of Fadia, Guédiawaye district, Dakar region. He died on April 22 after symptoms emerged on April 10 with fever and flu-like illness.

The victim was in contact with 87 people: members of his family, co-workers, medical staff at Dalal Jamm Hospital. All the samples taken came back negative. The situation had since been under control.

Die BA

August 19, 2023

https://emediasn.net/sn/?ALERTE-A-LA-FIEVRE-HEMORRAGIQUE-CRIMEE-CONGO
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Senegal

Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever

8 Cases
3 Deaths
37.5% CFR

EVENT DESCRIPTION

On 21 April 2023, Senegal reported a confirmed case of
Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) in a 35-yearold
male butcher from Guédiawaye health district, Dakar
region. He had onset of symptoms on 10 April 2023,
with fever and flu-like symptoms. Subsequently, the
clinical condition of the case detoriated with the onset
of hemorrhagic syndrome, meningoencephalitis, and
thrombocytopenia on 20 April 2023. He died on 22 April
2023, after testing positive for CCHF.

As of 30 September 2023, eight cases, with three deaths
(CFR 37.5%). were reported from five regions, including
Dakar (three cases from Guédiawaye, Mbao and
Yeumbeul districts), Fatick (two cases from Foudiougne
and Gossas districts), Louga (one case from Linguére
district), Tambacounda (one case from Koumpentoum
district) and Kédougou (one case from Kédougou district
Two deaths were recorded in Dakar region (Guédiawaye
and Mbao districts), and one death in Fatick region
(Foudiougne district).

All reported cases were males, aged between 8 and 60
years old, with a median age of 35 years.
In 2022, seven confirmed cases, including three
deaths (CFR 42.9%), were recorded in four regions:
Tambacounda (Koumpentoum district), Matam (Matam
district), Saint-Louis region (Podor district), and Fatick
(Fatick district).

PUBLIC HEALTH ACTIONS

The Public Health Emergency Operations Center was
activated on 28 April 2023 to organize the response
with the establishment of an incident management
system under the One Health approach.

A multisectoral and multidisciplinary investigation is
conducted for each confirmed case.
Surveillance has been intensified in the affected
districts.

A total of 339 contacts were identified and followed
up through contact tracing activities.

CCHF risk assessment was conducted in Mbao,
Foundiougne, Koumpentoum, Gossas and Kédougou
health districts.

Samples from suspected cases are being collected
and processed at the Institut Pasteur in Dakar.
Case management in health facilities and infection
prevention and control activities in health facilities and
households of confirmed cases are underway.

Communication and information guides have been
developed. Various communication channels,
including radio and television, are being used to raise
awareness.

SITUATION INTERPRETATION

CCHF is endemic in Senegal, as in other African
countries, with confirmed cases detected annually in
recent years. Senegal benefits from strong laboratory
capacity, which facilitates timely case confirmation. There
appears to be no association between reported cases.
Further investigation is needed to document the chain of
transmission and identify the source of contamination to
better adapt response and prevention measures.

https://www.afro.who.int/health-topics/disease-outbreaks/outbreaks-and-other-emergencies-updates

 

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Week 46: 13- 19 November 2023
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Senegal

Crimean Congo Hemorhagic Fever (CCHF)

Grade Ungraded
Date notified to WCO 11/13/2023
Start of reporting period 11/13/2023
End of reporting period 11/14/2023

Total cases 2
Cases Confirmed 2
Deaths 1
CFR 50.0%


Two new cases of Crimean Congo Hemorhagic Fever (CCHF) were reported in Dahra and Matam districts of Senegal ,following a confiramtion of the disease through polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing on 10 November 2023 at the Pasteur Institute of Dakar. Both patients are females of 27 years-old and 70 years-old respectively . The case from Dahra district has dead ( CFR 50%).​


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