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Gabon faces epidemic of scabies
By Henriette Lembet -September 14, 2018 at 16h34min
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For a few months now, in Libreville and in the provinces, people have been complaining of a skin disorder about which specialists from the Institute of Epidemiology and Endemic Disease are struggling to give their opinion. This condition is manifested by itching and rash.
Faced with the persistence of this pathology, a rapprochement towards the experts was made these explained that a study of the phenomenon was in progress. "We as an institute of epidemiology, our role is to be able to collect all information around a disease in all regions of the country (...) to better understand the causes and the degree of recrudescence of the phenomenon in time by relationship to the increase in cases ". noted Dr. Firmin Mwamaa, an epidemiologist in Nkembo.
Concerned about the consequences of the affection she perceives as scabies, Dr St?phanie Ntsame Ngoua believes that the affection is caused by the growing insalubrity in the main cities of the country. It also pointed out that its spread is mainly due to the dubious quality of the water that cuts or even lack of running water require to store in various containers; thus forming nests of microbes. "Scabies has raged in Gabon since 2016 and today it is reaching disturbing peaks. I tried to do statistics at my level, scabies exceeded 100 cases in 2016 and more than 200 in 2017, "she said.
https://www.gabonmediatime.com/gabon-face-a-une-epidemie-de-gale/