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Burkina Fasohttps://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sila_(Tchad) : Since the last update (September 22, 2023), the Ministry of Health has reported 4,957 suspected cases and 18 deaths (CFR: 0.3%) of dengue. A total of 16,492 cases (158 confirmed; 16,334 suspected) and 71 deaths (CFR: 0.4%) of dengue were reported in the 13 regions.
Ivory Coast : A dengue epidemic is underway in Ivory Coast. A total of 2,414 cases were reported between June 19 and August 19, 2023, including 235 confirmed cases and no deaths.
Ethiopia : Since the last update (September 22, 2023), EPHI has reported nine new suspected cases and no new deaths from dengue. A total of 10,156 cases (127 confirmed; 10,029 suspected) and four deaths (CFR: 0.03%) were reported in four of Ethiopia’s 11 regions. The majority (88%) of cases were reported in the Afar region.
Mali : Since the last update (September 22, 2023), the Ministry of Health has reported 176 new cases (12 confirmed; 164 suspected) and no deaths from dengue. A total of 253 cases (24 confirmed; 229 suspected) and no deaths of dengue fever were reported in nine of Mali’s seventy-five districts. Two serotypes were isolated from 18 positive samples: DENV1 (7 cases) and DENV-3 (11 cases).
Maurice : Since the last update (September 22, 2023), the Ministry of Health reported one new confirmed case of dengue and no new deaths. A total of 261 confirmed cases (249 local cases; 12 imported cases) and no deaths have been reported in the two islands: Mauritius (190 local cases; 12 imported cases) and Rodrigues (59; 0).
Senegal : Since the last update (September 8, 2023), the Ministry of Health reported three new confirmed cases and no new deaths from dengue. dengue. A total of 52 confirmed cases and no deaths of dengue fever have been reported in eight of Senegal’s 14 regions.
Sudan : The bulletin “Health emergency in Sudan” of September 30 reported 4,097 suspected cases of dengue and 13 deaths (0.317%) in 6 states of the country. The city of Gedaref would be most affected.
Chad : Cumulatively, from August 3, 2023, when the first suspected case was reported, to September 17, 2023, a total of 1,051 suspected dengue cases, 41 confirmed and one death (CFR 2.4% among confirmed cases) have been reported in Chad. During the last epidemiological week (ending September 17, 2023), 92 suspected cases of dengue were reported, 9 confirmed cases and no deaths. Four provinces are affected, namely Ouaddai, Wadi-Fira, Ndjamenaet They. The Ouaddaï province, which is considered the epicenter of the epidemic, is particularly affected with 75% of cases.
Angola (3 cases in 2023), Egypt (578 cases in 2023), Guinea (6 cases in 2023) and Sao Tome and Principe (1,227 cases in 2023) have not reported new cases in recent weeks.
Sources: Africa CDC, World Health Organization, Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)
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