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Chikungunya in Mayotte
Chikungunya in Mayotte
CHIKUNGUNYA MAYOTTE - According to Xavier Bertrand, minister of Health and solidarities, since the beginning epidemic of chikungugnya appeared at the beginning of January in Mayotte, 2162 cases were officially declared. The epidemic of chikungugnya advances at the rate of a hundred of new cases a day. On Thursday, March 2nd, 2006, mister Xavier Bertrand, minister of Health and Solidarities met mister Mansour Kamardine, deputy of Mayotte to take stock of the situation on the epidemic of chikungugnya in the departmental group. The minister of Health and Solidarities said him that the total plan of conflict against the epidemic applies similarly in Mayotte than to the island of Meeting and that he was implemented at the same time.
On the occasion of this meeting, as the minister had pointed it out during his displacement on the island on January 31st, 2006, and as reminded of it the Prime minister during his displacement in Meeting on February 26th and 27th of this year, Xavier Bertrand reasserted the complete commitment of the Government in the conflict against the epidemic of chikungugnya.
Chikungunya in MayotteIn Mayotte, the plan of conflict articulates around the following axles:
Prevention: 190 persons are hired in the operations of clearing of mosquitoes of the island today. These means are going to continue going up in potency. The government organizes a free distribution of 100 000 doses of repellents for all fragile populations, which it is necessary to protect more particularly: pregnant women, children, senior citizens. 1000 mosquito nets were sent to Mayotte. Moreover, impregnated mosquito nets are distributed at the exit of motherhood. TV commercials and broadcast are broadcast every day to inform the population on means to protect itself and to delete the homes of mosquitoes at home. Small posters are also distributed. Moreover, Xavier Bertrand has grabbed the Institute of health wakefulness this day so that he accomplishes an inquiry of s?ro-pr?valence, true " blood opinion poll " which will allow to identify the proportion of the population which has already been in contact with the virus. She will allow to know precisely where we are in the epidemic. DDASS is reinforced of 5 engineers and health technicians.
The health and social considering was reinforced: 6 doctors and 6 nurses came from metropolis to reinforce the enrollments. They will be regularly relieved. Medicaments anti-pain prescripts by the doctor will be considered in 100 % by French national health and pensions organization. Of the additional hospital equipment been sent to Mayotte: 2 respirators p?diatriques, 3 brood hens and 11 push syringe. The manager of the Regional Agency of the Hospitalization called a meeting of information of all professionals of health from February. The laboratory of Mayotte was reinforced of equipment and a technician to drive the analyses of serology and molecular biology on place. An additional capacity of 20 beds is available in case of necessity.
Draft of national public research: The Government dedicates 9 million euro to research on the chikungunya. This research is coordinated by a cell created on February 20th of this year, and chaired by the professor Antoine Flahaut. The minister of health moreover united the pharmaceutical laboratories; 170 molecules are going to be tested from next week in laboratory to assess their possible effect on the chikungunya.
In urban zones, (where are represented the majority of the epidemics), the illness of the chikungugnya is passed on from man to man through mosquitoes of type Aedes notably (aedes aegypti, albopictus, polynesiensis). For the epidemic appeared to Meeting, mosquito suspected of being the vector is Aedes albopictus. It is a daytime vector with a peak of activity at the beginning and at the end of the day. In Mayotte the mosquito suspected of being the vector is Aedes aegypti. In natural environment, illness passes from the monkey to the monkey by means of mosquitoes Aedes furcifer and africanus. This pathology splits into Africa, into Southeast Asia and in the Indian subcontinent. In 2005, illness first touched Comoros, then island Maurice and Mayotte, and finally Meeting, attaining the French territory so for the first time. The epidemic of chikungugnya developed on exponential mode in Meeting in the course of the southern summer 2005-2006 and again attained Mayotte due to exchanges favoured between these two islands.
At the end of maintenance, the minister of Health and Solidarities confirmed that he will go to Mayotte next April once again.
On the occasion of this meeting, as the minister had pointed it out during his displacement on the island on January 31st, 2006, and as reminded of it the Prime minister during his displacement in Meeting on February 26th and 27th of this year, Xavier Bertrand reasserted the complete commitment of the Government in the conflict against the epidemic of chikungugnya.
Chikungunya in Mayotte
Prevention: 190 persons are hired in the operations of clearing of mosquitoes of the island today. These means are going to continue going up in potency. The government organizes a free distribution of 100 000 doses of repellents for all fragile populations, which it is necessary to protect more particularly: pregnant women, children, senior citizens. 1000 mosquito nets were sent to Mayotte. Moreover, impregnated mosquito nets are distributed at the exit of motherhood. TV commercials and broadcast are broadcast every day to inform the population on means to protect itself and to delete the homes of mosquitoes at home. Small posters are also distributed. Moreover, Xavier Bertrand has grabbed the Institute of health wakefulness this day so that he accomplishes an inquiry of s?ro-pr?valence, true " blood opinion poll " which will allow to identify the proportion of the population which has already been in contact with the virus. She will allow to know precisely where we are in the epidemic. DDASS is reinforced of 5 engineers and health technicians.
The health and social considering was reinforced: 6 doctors and 6 nurses came from metropolis to reinforce the enrollments. They will be regularly relieved. Medicaments anti-pain prescripts by the doctor will be considered in 100 % by French national health and pensions organization. Of the additional hospital equipment been sent to Mayotte: 2 respirators p?diatriques, 3 brood hens and 11 push syringe. The manager of the Regional Agency of the Hospitalization called a meeting of information of all professionals of health from February. The laboratory of Mayotte was reinforced of equipment and a technician to drive the analyses of serology and molecular biology on place. An additional capacity of 20 beds is available in case of necessity.
Draft of national public research: The Government dedicates 9 million euro to research on the chikungunya. This research is coordinated by a cell created on February 20th of this year, and chaired by the professor Antoine Flahaut. The minister of health moreover united the pharmaceutical laboratories; 170 molecules are going to be tested from next week in laboratory to assess their possible effect on the chikungunya.
In urban zones, (where are represented the majority of the epidemics), the illness of the chikungugnya is passed on from man to man through mosquitoes of type Aedes notably (aedes aegypti, albopictus, polynesiensis). For the epidemic appeared to Meeting, mosquito suspected of being the vector is Aedes albopictus. It is a daytime vector with a peak of activity at the beginning and at the end of the day. In Mayotte the mosquito suspected of being the vector is Aedes aegypti. In natural environment, illness passes from the monkey to the monkey by means of mosquitoes Aedes furcifer and africanus. This pathology splits into Africa, into Southeast Asia and in the Indian subcontinent. In 2005, illness first touched Comoros, then island Maurice and Mayotte, and finally Meeting, attaining the French territory so for the first time. The epidemic of chikungugnya developed on exponential mode in Meeting in the course of the southern summer 2005-2006 and again attained Mayotte due to exchanges favoured between these two islands.
At the end of maintenance, the minister of Health and Solidarities confirmed that he will go to Mayotte next April once again.