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Gabon: Chikungunya and Dengue fever epidemics in Franceville, Lastourville and Koulamoutou - DREF operation n? MDRGA004
Source: International Federation of Red Cross And Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)
Date: 17 Jun 2010
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GLIDE n? EP-2010-000111-GAB
Summary: Since April 2010, Gabon has been hit by the outbreak of the Chikungunya and Dengue epidemics. After laboratory analysis, 303 cases tested positive for the Chikungunya virus, 84 cases diagnosed with the Dengue virus, while 15 other cases of co-infections were discovered. No death has been reported yet. A management committee has been set up; victims have been hospitalized at the AMISSA BONGO teaching hospital in Franceville. The Provinces affected by these epidemics are Ogoou? Lolo and Haut Ogoou?, specifically the towns of Franceville, Lastourville and Koulamoutou, with a population of about 49,009 inhabitants. It is feared that Gabon could be affected by a general outbreak of the epidemics,...
Gabon: Chikungunya and Dengue fever epidemics in Franceville, Lastourville and Koulamoutou - DREF operation n? MDRGA004
Source: International Federation of Red Cross And Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)
Date: 17 Jun 2010
Full_Report (pdf* format - 484.6 Kbytes)
GLIDE n? EP-2010-000111-GAB
Summary: Since April 2010, Gabon has been hit by the outbreak of the Chikungunya and Dengue epidemics. After laboratory analysis, 303 cases tested positive for the Chikungunya virus, 84 cases diagnosed with the Dengue virus, while 15 other cases of co-infections were discovered. No death has been reported yet. A management committee has been set up; victims have been hospitalized at the AMISSA BONGO teaching hospital in Franceville. The Provinces affected by these epidemics are Ogoou? Lolo and Haut Ogoou?, specifically the towns of Franceville, Lastourville and Koulamoutou, with a population of about 49,009 inhabitants. It is feared that Gabon could be affected by a general outbreak of the epidemics,...