2023-07-12 20:15:22
(APS) – A third case of Crimean Congo hemorrhagic fever confirmed last Monday is currently being treated at the Dalal Jamm Hospital in Dakar, we learned on Wednesday from Doctor Boly Diop, head of epidemiological and post- vaccination at the Ministry of Health and Social Action.
Speaking to the press, on the sidelines of a quarterly epidemiological surveillance coordination meeting, Doctor Diop reported that Senegal had its third case of Crimean Congo haemorrhagic fever, with the one confirmed last Monday.
According to him, the patient, detected following the celebrations linked to Tabaski, was isolated early and is “in the best conditions to be cured”.
Senegal recorded a second case of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) in May following a first case detected on April 21.
Following the discovery of this first case, the Ministry of Health and Social Action activated the Center for Health Emergency Operations (COUS), a system aimed at “monitoring and coordinating the our country’s response.
”What places Senegal in an epidemic situation is that in recent years, on a regular basis, cases of Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever are notified at the country level, and are monitored. And it is in this context that the Health Emergency Operations Center has been activated since April 28 (…)”, said Dr Boly Diop, following the confirmation of the first case.
Crimean Congo hemorrhagic fever is a disease transmitted from animals to humans through ticks, the Ministry of Health recalled, following the appearance of the first case at the end of April. The virus is harbored by wild and domestic animals. Transmission to humans occurs through “direct contact with the blood or tissues of infected animals”.
It can also be done by “direct contact with the blood or bodily fluids of an infected person”. Transmission is also possible by ”bite of infected ticks”.
After the appearance of the first case, the health authorities had recommended the adoption of several measures ranging from “frequent washing of hands with soap and water, treatment of areas with ticks and the use of veterinary services to the treatment of tick-carrying animals.
They also recalled that the lethality rate of the disease might range from 10 to 40%.
According to the data sheet from the Ministry of Health, ”the virus reservoir consists of several types of wild animals such as rodents, birds (herons, hornbills), domestic animals and cattle (sheep, goats)” .
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