published there 11 minutes, | Last Update August 22, 2014 at 7:17
Haemorrhagic
fever of unknown origin killed 13 people, including five members of the
medical profession, to Djerba, in the territory of Boende, Equateur
province. The Health Minister, Felix Kabange Numbi, announced Friday, Aug. 22, in Kinshasa. He held a press conference after staying in the health areas affected by the disease.
According to the Minister Kabange this hemorrhagic fever was preceded
by an outbreak of malaria and bloody diarrhea, which killed more than 60
people in this region. "We arrived at Boende and we went in the sector Djera, which is the most affected. We can say here that there are suspected cases of hemorrhagic fever of unknown origin, "he said.
Among the 13 victims of hemorrhagic fever, there is one doctor, two nurses hold, a medical officer and a waiter.
Kabange Numbi assured that the DRC government has taken all measures to stop the chain of infection.
"We have distributed protective equipment in all four health areas concerned, we have drugs to them. And we began to monitor cases pending laboratory results, "said he said.
Eight samples were deposited at the National Institute of Biomedical Research (INRB) and samples will also be sent in Franceville, Gabon, for quality control, the minister said, assuring that the situation is under control.
"We hope that in 7-8 days to come, we will have the diagnosis. I want to assure you that Boende, it's quiet. There is no panic, "Has he said.
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