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Guinea faces another epidemic: Poliomyelitis
By Guinee7 - March 6, 2016
A polio epidemic surfaced in the administrative region of Kankan, Guinea, with 14 cases reported by medical facilities in the area, reported on Saturday on national radio.
Immediately informed the Guinean health authorities have undertaken since Friday the development of a disease response plan to deal with the evolution of the disease and prevent new cases in other exposed places.
With the support of foreign health partners, the country has registered lately in the logic of polio eradication through vaccination campaigns.
In February, an expanded vaccination campaign had reached more than 2.5 million Guinean children aged 0 to 5 inclusively.
The operation had seen the deployment of about 2,000 supervisors and sent more than 12,000 agents in targeted regions of Guinea.
The new vaccination campaign must also go to schools, markets, bus stations, docks and in all places in groupings of areas identified as sensitive and vulnerable areas.
Note that the fate of Guinea Ebola outbreak that from March 2014 to December 2015, made on 3351 2083 death cases, according to official figures.
Guinee7.com with Xinhua
http://guinee7.com/2016/03/06/la-guinee-confrontee-a-une-autre-epidemie-la-poliomyelite/
Guinea faces another epidemic: Poliomyelitis
By Guinee7 - March 6, 2016
A polio epidemic surfaced in the administrative region of Kankan, Guinea, with 14 cases reported by medical facilities in the area, reported on Saturday on national radio.
Immediately informed the Guinean health authorities have undertaken since Friday the development of a disease response plan to deal with the evolution of the disease and prevent new cases in other exposed places.
With the support of foreign health partners, the country has registered lately in the logic of polio eradication through vaccination campaigns.
In February, an expanded vaccination campaign had reached more than 2.5 million Guinean children aged 0 to 5 inclusively.
The operation had seen the deployment of about 2,000 supervisors and sent more than 12,000 agents in targeted regions of Guinea.
The new vaccination campaign must also go to schools, markets, bus stations, docks and in all places in groupings of areas identified as sensitive and vulnerable areas.
Note that the fate of Guinea Ebola outbreak that from March 2014 to December 2015, made on 3351 2083 death cases, according to official figures.
Guinee7.com with Xinhua
http://guinee7.com/2016/03/06/la-guinee-confrontee-a-une-autre-epidemie-la-poliomyelite/