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    Dangbo: an unidentified epidemic has already made a hundred deaths Dekin

    Monday, May 27, 2013 7:30
    Written by Camille A. Segnigbind?

    For about a month, the people of Dekin, a town in the municipality of Dangbo, helpless victims in a disappearance of dozens of their son, daughters and sisters. It is a case of unidentified epidemic, which generate up to six deaths per day. This, without the knowledge of players in public health Benin.

    Fever, vomiting and simultaneous flow of blood from the nostrils, followed by a strange humming then comes the final judgment of the heart or the victim. These are the visible symptoms of evil, as yet unidentified, which turned into an epidemic, spreading Dekin psychosis, a lakeside town, so landlocked, situated in the commune of Dangbo. Indeed, according to relatives of the victims, this has been going on for a month. Dozens of young people of this town, aged 4 to 20 years, die within 24 hours from the onset of the symptoms mentioned above, without attracting the attention of the authorities in charge of public health in Benin. In addition, several victims, including the organization, perhaps developed resistance against the disease, are still languishing on beds at the clinic in town. But, they may succumb in the days to come if nothing is done, because, as some people do find the said village, they do not have adequate staff in the clinic to administer care to patients in a suitable manner. Existing staff in their health center consists of caregivers. In addition, some people due to lack of drinking water, are forced to share water sources with animals. The Minister of Health, Dorothy Kind?-Gazard, then interpel?e, to rescue this village where the dead are no longer counted.

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    Benin: More than a hundred died of unknown disease

    May 27, 2013

    In Benin, a disease not yet identified, wreaked havoc in the city of Dangbo near Porto Novo. Dozens of children have already died. This is psychosis in people who challenge the health authorities.

    The drama played silently in a landlocked village called Dekin in town Dangbo over 20kms after porto novo.

    Evidence, it appears that the disease is characterized by high fever in children, followed by back pain, vomiting of blood, swelling and then is death. The observation was made by the priest of the village.

    More than a hundred children aged 04 to 20 years would be dead in the lakeside village without being healed. Many others are bedridden. Nobody knows at today's date the origin of the disease.

    At the health center of the resort, there is a doctor or nurse. Only a midwife who really knows how carefully administered before the disaster.

    The town in question is a lakeside village where people are exposed to cases of infectious waterborne diseases.

    Euloge A?dasso in Cotonou

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    May 27, 2013

    Dangbo / Epidemic in Dekin: More than 100 people have already died

    Consternation and mourning are waiting for you for almost a month in the Common Dangbo in the borough of Dekin. Five to ten children $ 4 to 20 years die per week depending overlap facts on the ground. A kind of tragedy deplored by people who no longer know where to turn.

    Indeed, the situation goes from bad to worse for a month and the relatives of the victims denounced an epidemic of malaria and anemia. For now, the evil remains unknown and is growing. How does it manifest itself? The disease is spread in the village, the child heater, once admitted to the hospital, it is death, said a relative of the victim. Even the local authorities are not able to detect evil. However, people bemoan the lack of qualified personnel in the only health center in the community. Indeed, no nurse or doctor. "How can you treat people in these conditions," lamented one parent victim. This is the cross and the banner for the people who call on the government to help ensure that the outbreak is contained.

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    (Br Ou?m?-Plateau)

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    Unknown disease kills over 100 children in Benin

    Unknown disease kills over 100 children in Benin
    English.news.cn 2013-05-28 16:54:38
    COTONOU, May 28 (Xinhua) -- More than 100 people, mostly children aged between four to 17, have died in the past four weeks from a disease yet to be scientifically identified in Benin.

    The worst-hit area is Dekin of the Dangbo commune, which is situated 50 km southeast of Cotonou, a local private television station reported on Monday.

    "In the last four weeks, Dekin has reported over 100 deaths which have been caused by a disease that causes the victims to vomit blood and have strange snoring," the television explained.
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      Re: Benin - Dangbo: more than 100 children/young adults have already died from an unidentified epidemic in Dekin - malaria & anemia mentioned by relatives

      I think I disagree with the suggestion of a contagious hemorrhagic fever as below; that would affect all ages. Malaria might be more likely, IMO.

      The additional links to previous outbreaks also indicate that several yellow fever outbreaks have occurred in the area in the past.

      Published Date: 2013-05-28 09:47:58
      Subject: PRO/AH/EDR> Undiagnosed deaths - Benin: (OU) RFI
      Archive Number: 20130528.1740478

      UNDIAGNOSED DEATHS - BENIN: (OUEME) REQUEST FOR INFORMATION
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      Date: Mon 27 May 2013
      Source: La Nouvelle Tribune [in French, trans. Mod.MPP, edited]
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      Dangbo: unidentified epidemic has already caused 100 deaths in Dekin
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      For about a month the people of Dekin, a town in the municipality of Dangbo [department of Oueme], have witnessed, impotent, the disappearance of dozens of their sons and daughters. An unidentified epidemic, which has resulted in up to 6 deaths per day, has occurred without the knowledge of the public health [authorities] in Benin.

      Fever, vomiting, and simultaneous bleeding from the nostrils, followed by strange breathing sounds, and finally the victims' heart stops. These are the visible symptoms of the disease, as yet unidentified, which turned into an epidemic, spreading panic in Dekin, a lakeside and landlocked town in the Dangbo commune. According to relatives of the victims, this has been going on for a month. Dozens of young people of this town, aged 4 to 20 years, have died within 24 hours of the onset of the symptoms described above, without attracting the attention of the authorities in charge of public health in Benin. In addition, several victims, including those whose bodies may have developed resistance against the disease, are still languishing on beds at the clinic in town. But they may succumb in the days to come if nothing is done, because the clinic (and town) does not have adequate staff to administer care to patients in a suitable manner. The existing staff in the health center consist of health attendants [not nurses or doctors]. In addition, some people lack drinking water and are forced to share water sources with animals.

      [byline: Camille A Segnigbinde]

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      Date: Tue 28 May 2013
      Source: Xinhua News Agency [in French, trans. Mod.MPP, edited]



      According to a Beninese private television station report on Monday morning [27 May 2013], more than 100 people, mostly children aged 4 to 17, have died in the past 4 weeks from a disease not yet identified in Dekin in the commune of Dangbo, located about 50 km [31 mi] south east of Cotonou, Benin's capital.

      "During the past 4 weeks Dekin has recorded more than 100 deaths from an epidemic manifested by vomiting blood and a strange respiratory sound coming from the patient," according to the television report.

      In addition to the fatal cases, according to the same source, this town in the southeastern part of Benin also has other critically ill cases hospitalized in the local clinic, which has neither a nurse nor a doctor.

      "Only a midwife plays the role of doctor in the health center for this town of more than 10 000 people," the source said.

      [byline: Li Zhijian]

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      [The limited description of the outbreak provided in the 2 newswires above suggests there is a febrile illness with hemorrhagic manifestations and pulmonary compromise leading to respiratory distress and rapidly progressing to death, predominantly affecting children between the ages of 4 and 17. While reading these newswires, this moderator was reminded of the outbreak of Marburg fever that affected primarily children in Angola in 2005 (see prior ProMED-mail reports listed below).

      The differential diagnosis for a hemorrhagic fever in Benin would include more "common" etiologies such as leptospirosis, yellow fever, malaria, Crimean Congo hemorrhagic fever, and dengue, among others.

      The more "exotic" viral hemorrhagic fevers such as _Ebolavirus_, _Lassavirus_, and _Marburgvirus_ have not been reported from Benin. Lassa fever has been identified in West African countries including Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Guinea.

      In addition, a returning traveller with Lassa fever had a history of travel to Ghana, Cote d'Ivoire, and Burkina Faso prior to onset of illness (Gunther S, Emmerich P, Laue T, et al. Imported Lassa fever in Germany: molecular characterization of a new lassavirus strain. Emerg Infect Dis. 2000; 6(5): 466-76; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2627947/). It is known that rodents of _Mastomys_ species are ubiquitous in Africa, leading to a situation that might be ripe for introduction of Lassa fever virus into Benin. (For a map showing the countries where Lassa fever has been identified, see http://vhfc.org/lassa_fever.

      The stated absence of highly trained healthcare personnel in the area may be contributing to the panic that is occurring in the affected zone.

      According to Wikipedia, Dangbo is a town, arrondissement [district], and commune in the Oueme Department of south eastern Benin. The commune covers an area of 340 sq km (131 sq mi) and as of 2002 had a population of 66 055 people. A map of the location (available at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dangbo) shows that Dangbo is located very near the border with Nigeria. For the interactive HealthMap/ProMED map of Benin, see http://healthmap.org/r/71my.

      ProMED-mail would greatly appreciate more information on this outbreak from knowledgeable sources in the region. - Mod.MPP]

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        Re: Benin - Dangbo: more than 100 children/young adults have already died from an unidentified epidemic in Dekin - malaria &amp; anemia mentioned by relatives

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        Dekin death: "A false alarm" dixit Clement Gnonlonfoun

        May 29, 2013 by DP 24hObenin 1

        Following the announcement of more than 100 deaths in one month in the borough of Dekin Dangbo the mayor of the municipality, Clement Gnonlonfoun, reached by telephone on May 28, 2013, finally reacted. "The event is an epidemic Dekin hoax created by a poorly illuminated advertising ... priest," he said to expose a well-orchestrated to sow discord in the Municipality of Dangbo disinformation campaign.

        Mr. Gnonlonfoun explained that in these times of rain and chronic unhealthiness in the Valley Ou?m?, several cases of children with anemia caused by malaria are recorded. Thus, in his words, more children Dekin, a lake district of the municipality of Dangbo were victims of malaria and anemia. But he stressed that the priest of the Catholic Church and the District Dekin Head have distilled false information in public opinion by the worsening of the facts. "We investigated the last Sunday and Monday Dekin. There have been two months, four deaths proved anemia from malaria. The priest and the CA who vented misinformation said they also heard the news without telling us their players. They were unable to show us the 100 graves and relatives of the victims ..., "said Mayor Clement Gnonlonfoun.

        To this end, he argues that it is then an obvious disinformation campaign for ulterior purposes. However, he said he led a delegation of the Ministry of Health and the city of Dangbo and a variety of doctors and laboratory technicians Dekin, Sundays and last Monday, to find the facts. To believe his words, solutions are being found to the situation in the Municipality of Dangbo, and Dekin in particular. "We provided the health center Dekin a crisis team with a large batch of free medicines to the fairground consultations to strengthen the specific fight against malaria and anemia ...", said the Mayor Dangbo.

        M. Gnonlonfoun a expliqué que par ces temps de pluie et d'insalubrité chronique dans la Vallée de l'Ouémé, on enregistre plusieurs cas d'enfants atteints d'anémie provoquée par le paludisme. Ainsi,…
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          Re: Benin - Dangbo: more than 100 children/young adults have already died from an unidentified epidemic in Dekin - malaria &amp; anemia mentioned by relatives

          Hindsight is always 20/20, but a closer reading of some of the symptoms reported earlier (unspecified "swelling", "strange snoring", etc.) might have suggested this outcome.

          Published Date: 2013-05-30 02:20:01
          Subject: PRO/AH/EDR> Undiagnosed deaths - Benin (02): (OU) RFI
          Archive Number: 20130530.1742825

          UNDIAGNOSED DEATHS - BENIN (02): (OUEME) REQUEST FOR INFORMATION
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          Date: Wed 29 May 2013
          Source: aCotonou.com [in French, trans. & summ. Mod.MPP, edited]



          Following the announcement of more than 100 deaths in one month in the locality of Dekin, Dangbo commune, the mayor of the commune, Clement Gnonlonfoun, was reached by telephone yesterday [28 May 2013], and responded: "The event announcing an epidemic in Dekin is a hoax created by a priest, seeking attention in the press..."

          Mayor Gnonlonfoun explained that in these times of rain and chronic unhealthiness in the Oueme Valley, several cases of children with anemia caused by malaria have been reported. Thus, in his words, more children in Dekin, a lake district of the Dangbo municipality, were victims of malaria and anemia.

          But he pointed out that the priest from the Dekin Catholic Church and the Dangbo District chief have given false information in the public opinion [the press]. "We investigated the [situation] last Sunday and Monday [26/27 May 2013] in Dekin. In the past 2 months, there have been 4 deaths due to anemia following malaria. The priest and the CA [district chief] who disseminated misinformation said they also heard the news without telling us their sources.

          "They were unable to show us the 100 graves and relatives of the victims ...," he added. He also argued that this was an obvious disinformation campaign for unknown reasons. However, he said that he led a delegation of the Ministry of Health and the city of Dangbo and a variety of doctors and laboratory technicians from Dekin, on Sunday [26 May 2013] and last Monday [27 May 2013], to find the facts.

          To believe his words, solutions are being found for the situation in the Dangbo commune, and in Dekin in particular. "We provided the Dekin health center with a crisis team and a large supply of free medicines for use in treating patients in order to reinforce the fight specifically against malaria and anemia. ...", said the mayor of Dangbo.

          [byline: Jules Yaovi Maoussi]

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          Date: Tue 28 May 2013
          Source: Agence Benin Presse (ABP) [in French, trans. Mod.MPP, edited]



          Oueme-Plateau: false alert of an epidemic killing children in Dekin
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          The deputy chief of staff of the Ministry of Health, Dr Aboubacar Moufadilou, went to the locality of Dekin in the Dangbo lakeside commune, on Monday (27 May 2013), accompanied by a large delegation of the Ministry and of local officials, where they were apprised of the misinformation distributed by the media stating 100 children had died. [The remainder of this article was unavailable without a subscription, but seems to validate the information provided by ProMED-FRA. - Mod.MPP]

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          [According to the newswires above, it seems that the newswire report posted by ProMED-mail earlier this week (see Undiagnosed deaths - Benin: (OU) RFI 20130528.1740478) was erroneous and reflected panic on the part of the population. It appears that there have been 4 deaths in the affected area (Dekin, Dangbo commune, Oueme department) that were due to severe complicated malaria.

          Before closing this thread, ProMED-mail would greatly appreciate more information from knowledgeable sources in the region to validate the newswires
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          According to Wikipedia, Dangbo is a town, arrondissement [district], and commune in the Oueme Department of south eastern Benin. The commune covers an area of 340 sq km (131 sq mi) and as of 2002 had a population of 66 055 people. A map of the location (available at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dangbo) shows that Dangbo is located very near the border with Nigeria. For the interactive HealthMap/ProMED-mail map of Benin, see http://healthmap.org/r/71my. - Mod.MPP]


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            Re: Benin - Dangbo: more than 100 children/young adults have already died from an unidentified epidemic in Dekin - false report

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            June 7, 2013

            Clement Ahissou after the epidemic in the Municipality of Dekin Dangbo: "We have had 909 cases of malaria that we had to deal with"

            The District Director of Health Ou?m? and Plateau, the Doctor Clement Ahissou back on after the district announced in Dekin, Common Dangbo epidemic. He denies a crisis of epidemic, and is rather of severe malaria 909 people. He reassured, however, that the situation is under control. Read her interview.

            The Early Bird: The Borough of Dekin in Common Dangbo was hit by an epidemic. A team from the Ministry of Health as well as you moved the scene to reassure people. After the raid, what are the other things you have had to lead towards these people?

            Ahissou Clement: Yes, we went down on the ground. But I want to reassure people that there was not an epidemic Dekin. There are cases of uncomplicated malaria cases and severe cases of malnutrition that we saw on the ground malaria. And compared to the situation Dekin, this is a situation that we appreciate the true value of tour we organized since Tuesday and until last Saturday, we had severe malaria , cases of uncomplicated malaria cases of malnutrition, anemia that we have to evacuate Dekin to Dangbo so that children can be transfused and we can recover them. During the five days we saw sickness in the four villages that make up the district Dekin. If we must take stock of the situation we had during those five days, we have had 909 cases that we have been dealing in the four villages. We can divide these four for malaria cases that are positive for Tdr, we had 487 cases where children under 5 years representing 145, we have the children over 5 years representing 342 . And when we go to the children who had the hot body who came and who do not have malaria, we have a total of 270. And now with regard to acute respiratory infections, low and high as well as malnutrition, we had 152. So here Dekin we are in the presence of malaria, we are in the presence of malnutrition and we are in the presence of acute respiratory infections. Compared to malaria, I want to say that the population of Dekin not bring their children to the health center. The population of Dekin does not use bed nets were distributed to protect children. You see mothers who leave the children to bed floor in the kitchen. These children are bitten by mosquitoes. You clubs television Dekin where children go and spend the night under the mosquito bites. This is what has led to the numerous cases registered in the district of Dekin malaria. So we spent all that time to treat patients. We have also made people aware of the use of potable water. You know Dekin as Fio, there is no drinking water. It is Dekin-Hounkp? we have water that people drink. Apart from that, there are puddles everywhere in the village. Puddles of water and produce, the children are not safe. Grown-ups are also not immune to mosquitoes. We had to distribute aquatam so that people can put in water to cleanse to get drinking water and drink it. We asked, we did the awareness of mothers of children so that they bring their children to health centers when there is fever, cough. We also found that mothers fail to protect children against the cold because today it's raining.

            We also saw children going around topless without clothes. We also also awareness on the protection of children and when there will be fever, people can bring children to health centers so that we can treat them.

            With these cases you mentioned, do you think only the district Dekin is affected by these illnesses in Ou?m? and Plateau?

            The district Dekin alone is not covered. You know the approach of rains and floods, we used to put strategies into play, we are positioning drugs in the districts, in public, so that when these cases, that we can respond quickly and effectively. In the valley, we made the positioning of drugs. What we used to do and we always do. The case Dekin was a special case this time, so we went in to help to treat people as outpatients and now take people at the right time. All children who came were supported. Even grown-ups have also been supported.

            Do you think the situation is under control?

            Yes the situation is under control and there is not to be alarmed. There have been cases of malaria and we asked the village leaders, health workers, all people during our descent, awareness and continues for the children to go to care in health centers. I want to say to mothers of children that the free treatment of malaria in children under 5 years are good for some time in the country. And support for pregnant women is useful for malaria. We showed people the TDR we do to let them know what their children suffer. And explanations were made in French, goun, Yoruba hou?m? so people can understand what we do and what is the role for the protection of children. Especially the use of mosquito nets and now do from the puddles that are around houses to prevent the proliferation of these nets.

            Interview by Thobias Gnansounou Rufino
            (Br Ou?m? / Plateau)

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