Bonjour
Il semblerait qu'une sérieuse épidémie de méningites sévisse au Burkina Faso actuellement. Le nord du Ghana est également touché. Qui en saurait un peu plus ?
merci
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Epidémie de méningites au Burkina Faso actuellement (avril 2007)
by Ghanaflo
This discussion is in French, the community’s main language.
c est excat cette annee un peu plus grave que dab mais il y a tous les ans le pbs avec plus ou moins d importance cela depend en fait de l harmattan qui tranporte les germes en saison seche
ceci prends fin normalement des la fin mars ou en avril aces les grosses chaleurs
jipi le zanatany
le voyage permet de garder l esprit ouvert aux autres
Bonjour,
Au burkina, à la date du 2 avril, il y avait prés de 20000 personnes touchées et 1327 décés. Il s'agit d'une épidémie à méningoccoque A. Depuis environ 3 semaines, une vaste campagne de vaccination a lieu, et il semble qu'elle soit efficace, les cas diminuent sensiblement depuis une semaine.
Cordialement. Christophe lepage
Au burkina, à la date du 2 avril, il y avait prés de 20000 personnes touchées et 1327 décés. Il s'agit d'une épidémie à méningoccoque A. Depuis environ 3 semaines, une vaste campagne de vaccination a lieu, et il semble qu'elle soit efficace, les cas diminuent sensiblement depuis une semaine.
Cordialement. Christophe lepage
Bonjour Ghanaflo,
Concernant ton post, voici une dépêche AFP qui vient de tomber:
Méningite au Burkina: 1.625 morts depuis janvier OUAGADOUGOU - L'épidémie de méningite cérébro-spinale qui sévit depuis janvier au Burkina a fait 1.625 morts sur 24.633 cas recensés au 18 avril, soit plus du double que le dernier bilan officiel en date du 18 mars, a annoncé jeudi le ministère burkinabè de la Santé. "La situation au 18 avril est la suivante: il y a un total de 24.633 cas et le nombre de décès est de 1.625 avec un taux de létalité de 6, 6%", indique un rapport du Comité national de gestion de la méningite dont l'AFP a obtenu une copie. Selon le gouvernement burkinabè, l'épidémie de méningite avait fait au 18 mars, 801 morts sur 10.796 cas recensés dans les 55 districts sanitaires du pays. Aucune explication officielle n'a été donnée sur cette brusque augmentation des cas et des décès. "Au 18 avril, seulement six districts sanitaires sont désormais en situation d'épidémie, contre une trentaine avant", indique le rapport, qui note une "chute de la courbe" de la mortalité, dont le taux est passé de mars à avril de plus de 8% à 6, 6%. La réduction de la mortalité est notamment due aux campagnes de vaccination entreprises dans l'ensemble des zones touchées par la maladie, et aussi à la prise en charge gratuite des malades, précise le document. Ouagadougou, qui était jusqu'ici touchée par l'épidémie, a notamment été déclassée de la "zone d'épidémie", mais certains quartiers de sa banlieue (sud et ouest), sont placés "en état d'alerte", comme une dizaine de districts sanitaires du pays. Les foyers d'épidémie sont désormais concentrés dans les zones de Dori, Gorom-Gorom (nord), Yako (centre), Sapouy (centre-sud) et Kongoussi (est), indique le ministère de la Santé. Pour endiguer totalement l'épidémie, des campagnes de vaccination sont déjà lancées dans ces régions, principalement financées par l'Etat burkinabè soutenu par des bailleurs de fonds, assure le ministère. L'épidémie de méningite a été déclenchée cette année au Burkina par le méningocoque du type A, très répandu en Afrique et dont le vaccin se heurte à la résistance de nouveaux virus. Le Burkina, un des pays les plus pauvre au monde, est situé dans la "ceinture de la méningite", région subsaharienne s'étendant du Sénégal à l'Ethiopie que la méningite frappe le plus durement. La méningite est une infection des méninges, tissus entourant le cerveau et la moelle épinière. Parmi les différentes sortes de méningites, la méningite cérébro-spinale à méningocoques est très contagieuse et souvent mortelle. Elle laisse des séquelles irréversibles dont la surdité et le retard mental chez les enfants. (©AFP / 26 avril 2007 17h34)
Concernant ton post, voici une dépêche AFP qui vient de tomber:
Méningite au Burkina: 1.625 morts depuis janvier OUAGADOUGOU - L'épidémie de méningite cérébro-spinale qui sévit depuis janvier au Burkina a fait 1.625 morts sur 24.633 cas recensés au 18 avril, soit plus du double que le dernier bilan officiel en date du 18 mars, a annoncé jeudi le ministère burkinabè de la Santé. "La situation au 18 avril est la suivante: il y a un total de 24.633 cas et le nombre de décès est de 1.625 avec un taux de létalité de 6, 6%", indique un rapport du Comité national de gestion de la méningite dont l'AFP a obtenu une copie. Selon le gouvernement burkinabè, l'épidémie de méningite avait fait au 18 mars, 801 morts sur 10.796 cas recensés dans les 55 districts sanitaires du pays. Aucune explication officielle n'a été donnée sur cette brusque augmentation des cas et des décès. "Au 18 avril, seulement six districts sanitaires sont désormais en situation d'épidémie, contre une trentaine avant", indique le rapport, qui note une "chute de la courbe" de la mortalité, dont le taux est passé de mars à avril de plus de 8% à 6, 6%. La réduction de la mortalité est notamment due aux campagnes de vaccination entreprises dans l'ensemble des zones touchées par la maladie, et aussi à la prise en charge gratuite des malades, précise le document. Ouagadougou, qui était jusqu'ici touchée par l'épidémie, a notamment été déclassée de la "zone d'épidémie", mais certains quartiers de sa banlieue (sud et ouest), sont placés "en état d'alerte", comme une dizaine de districts sanitaires du pays. Les foyers d'épidémie sont désormais concentrés dans les zones de Dori, Gorom-Gorom (nord), Yako (centre), Sapouy (centre-sud) et Kongoussi (est), indique le ministère de la Santé. Pour endiguer totalement l'épidémie, des campagnes de vaccination sont déjà lancées dans ces régions, principalement financées par l'Etat burkinabè soutenu par des bailleurs de fonds, assure le ministère. L'épidémie de méningite a été déclenchée cette année au Burkina par le méningocoque du type A, très répandu en Afrique et dont le vaccin se heurte à la résistance de nouveaux virus. Le Burkina, un des pays les plus pauvre au monde, est situé dans la "ceinture de la méningite", région subsaharienne s'étendant du Sénégal à l'Ethiopie que la méningite frappe le plus durement. La méningite est une infection des méninges, tissus entourant le cerveau et la moelle épinière. Parmi les différentes sortes de méningites, la méningite cérébro-spinale à méningocoques est très contagieuse et souvent mortelle. Elle laisse des séquelles irréversibles dont la surdité et le retard mental chez les enfants. (©AFP / 26 avril 2007 17h34)
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Bonjour,
L'épidémie de méningite semble terminée à ce jour.
Cordialement. Christophe
L'épidémie de méningite semble terminée à ce jour.
Cordialement. Christophe
Bonjour,
A priori, pas d'inquiétude. Je ne suis pas médecin, mais les épidémies de méningite au Burkina se déroulent à chaque fois de janvier à mars. Il y en a eu une cette année, mais qui est finie depuis 2 mois. Pas de cas depuis. Pendant la saison des pluies, il faut être attentif surtout au paludisme: traitement préventif, moustiquaire, répulsif.
Cordialement. Christophe Lepage
A priori, pas d'inquiétude. Je ne suis pas médecin, mais les épidémies de méningite au Burkina se déroulent à chaque fois de janvier à mars. Il y en a eu une cette année, mais qui est finie depuis 2 mois. Pas de cas depuis. Pendant la saison des pluies, il faut être attentif surtout au paludisme: traitement préventif, moustiquaire, répulsif.
Cordialement. Christophe Lepage
Bonjour clem15,
Voici les dernières nouvelles :
Méningite au Burkina: 1.706 morts depuis janvier, épidémie "jugulée" OUAGADOUGOU - L'épidémie de méningite cérébro-spinale qui sévit depuis janvier au Burkina a fait 1.706 morts sur 25.587 cas recensés au 23 mai, a annoncé vendredi le ministère burkinabè de la Santé, assurant que l'épidémie avait enfin été "jugulée". "La maladie a fait 1.706 morts sur 25.587 cas avec un taux de létalité de 6, 6%, mais tous les foyers d'épidémie du pays se sont éteints", indique un rapport du Comité national de gestion de la méningite dont l'AFP a obtenu une copie. "La dernière réunion du Comité tenue mercredi dernier a constaté qu'aucun district sanitaire du pays n'était en épidémie, seule la localité de Orodara (ouest, proche du Mali) était en +état d'alerte+", souligne ce rapport, qui note une "chute de la courbe" de la mortalité, dont le taux est passé de mars à avril de plus de 8% à 6, 6%. La réduction de la mortalité est notamment due aux campagnes de vaccination entreprises dans l'ensemble des zones touchées par la maladie et aussi à la prise en charge gratuite des malades, précise le document. L'épidémie a également été "maîtrisée" dans les quartiers de la banlieue (sud et ouest) de Ouagadougou, comme dans une dizaine de districts sanitaires du pays, placés jusqu'à fin avril "en état d'alerte", note le ministère. Pour endiguer totalement l'épidémie, des campagnes de vaccination sont déjà lancées dans ces régions, principalement financées par l'Etat burkinabè soutenu par des bailleurs de fonds, assure le ministère. L'épidémie de méningite a été déclenchée cette année au Burkina par le méningocoque du type A, très répandu en Afrique et dont le vaccin se heurte à la résistance de nouveaux virus. Le Burkina, un des pays les plus pauvres au monde, est situé dans la "ceinture de la méningite", région subsaharienne s'étendant du Sénégal à l'Ethiopie que la méningite frappe le plus durement. La méningite est une infection des méninges, tissus entourant le cerveau et la moelle épinière. Parmi les différentes sortes de méningites, la méningite cérébro-spinale à méningocoques est très contagieuse et souvent mortelle. Elle laisse des séquelles irréversibles dont la surdité et le retard mental chez les enfants. (©AFP / 01 juin 2007 17h28)
Voici les dernières nouvelles :
Méningite au Burkina: 1.706 morts depuis janvier, épidémie "jugulée" OUAGADOUGOU - L'épidémie de méningite cérébro-spinale qui sévit depuis janvier au Burkina a fait 1.706 morts sur 25.587 cas recensés au 23 mai, a annoncé vendredi le ministère burkinabè de la Santé, assurant que l'épidémie avait enfin été "jugulée". "La maladie a fait 1.706 morts sur 25.587 cas avec un taux de létalité de 6, 6%, mais tous les foyers d'épidémie du pays se sont éteints", indique un rapport du Comité national de gestion de la méningite dont l'AFP a obtenu une copie. "La dernière réunion du Comité tenue mercredi dernier a constaté qu'aucun district sanitaire du pays n'était en épidémie, seule la localité de Orodara (ouest, proche du Mali) était en +état d'alerte+", souligne ce rapport, qui note une "chute de la courbe" de la mortalité, dont le taux est passé de mars à avril de plus de 8% à 6, 6%. La réduction de la mortalité est notamment due aux campagnes de vaccination entreprises dans l'ensemble des zones touchées par la maladie et aussi à la prise en charge gratuite des malades, précise le document. L'épidémie a également été "maîtrisée" dans les quartiers de la banlieue (sud et ouest) de Ouagadougou, comme dans une dizaine de districts sanitaires du pays, placés jusqu'à fin avril "en état d'alerte", note le ministère. Pour endiguer totalement l'épidémie, des campagnes de vaccination sont déjà lancées dans ces régions, principalement financées par l'Etat burkinabè soutenu par des bailleurs de fonds, assure le ministère. L'épidémie de méningite a été déclenchée cette année au Burkina par le méningocoque du type A, très répandu en Afrique et dont le vaccin se heurte à la résistance de nouveaux virus. Le Burkina, un des pays les plus pauvres au monde, est situé dans la "ceinture de la méningite", région subsaharienne s'étendant du Sénégal à l'Ethiopie que la méningite frappe le plus durement. La méningite est une infection des méninges, tissus entourant le cerveau et la moelle épinière. Parmi les différentes sortes de méningites, la méningite cérébro-spinale à méningocoques est très contagieuse et souvent mortelle. Elle laisse des séquelles irréversibles dont la surdité et le retard mental chez les enfants. (©AFP / 01 juin 2007 17h28)
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So, I’m looking for the best compromise for a 2-month health insurance plan. I’ve read the discussions on this topic, but the most recent one is from last year, and I’d love your take on the current situation. I’m familiar with the usual options like Europ Assistance and AXA, but I’ve just discovered Chapka and Heymondo (the latter seems interesting in terms of both price and coverage).
What do you think of these last two? How do they compare in terms of value for money against the bigger companies?
Thanks in advance, everyone.
Hi,
We’ve planned a 3-week trip to Bali this summer with our 7-year-old daughter. The itinerary includes Sanur, Nusa Lembongan, Sidemen, Amed, and Ubud. The more time passes, the more we read about people getting sick—some with mild to severe traveler’s diarrhea, and many ending up in the hospital. We, as parents, have been through it in Egypt with pretty bad cases, but we’d really like to avoid that for our daughter. Even though there’s no zero risk, and we’ll be careful, can any of you reassure me? Not everyone got sick, right? I’d love to hear positive feedback from parents, but not just them 😊. Thanks in advance!
Hi there...
I’m traveling with a friend for a month in November.
We booked our round-trip tickets from Paris to Phnom Penh, and yes, I know—it was a mistake. We should’ve flown out of Laos, but here we are.
But is it doable to backpack through both countries in a relaxed way?
I’ve seen that the transport takes a while...
Thanks so much for your replies.
Hi there,
I’ve started looking into getting dental implants, possibly in Costa Rica or Mexico.
Do you have any clinics to recommend or ones I should avoid?
For the next steps, I need to choose between Cuba Medika or Medigo—these are agencies that help with medical procedures. Do you have any info on either of them?
Thanks so much for your help!
Thanks so much for your help!
Hi everyone, a question for those who’ve been lucky enough to visit Raja Ampat—should you consider preventive malaria treatment given its proximity to Papua? And how was the food hygiene situation?
Thanks for your feedback! !
Hi there.
I’d like to know if all medications need to be declared at Uzbek customs.
E.g., antidepressants?
Thanks for your reply
For several years now, increased aggression has been observed in Cape fur seals.
At least 70 unprovoked attacks on humans.
It was recently confirmed that this is due to rabies.
The suspected origin is contamination in Namibia by jackals.
The contagion seems to be spreading.
Preventive vaccination (of the animals) is being considered.
Just a reminder:
Rabies affects all mammals.
Once symptoms appear—sometimes weeks or even months later—death is inevitable.
It’s the bite that transmits the disease.
There are so-called "furious" forms with aggression, but also forms without aggression.
In case of a bite, in addition to standard wound care, tetanus prevention… rabies prevention is essential.
Stay careful out there…
Seeing seals from a boat along the coast isn’t rare in these parts…
I need 2 dental implants and I'd like to get them done abroad (it's a question of price).
Thanks for helping me with my search (Turkey, Spain, Romania???)
Can you tell me if you're satisfied with the services provided by Dentist Miguel at Club Amigo in Holguin? I'd like to go there in mid-December. Is it worth the trip to get dental prosthetics done?
Thanks for getting back to me... Michelle from Quebec
Hello,
I’m looking for a dentist who can do a full lower-arch implant with a complete prosthesis. I’m in Quebec and available to travel to Cuba. Need full contact details. Thanks everyone!
Hi there,
My current plan is to get my teeth treated in Cuba, especially for dental implants. Has anyone here had experience and could refer me to a good, affordable dentist? I’d really appreciate it if you could give me an idea of the price for one implant, since I need at least 6 done. Thanks so much!
My current plan is to get my teeth treated in Cuba, especially for dental implants. Has anyone here had experience and could refer me to a good, affordable dentist? I’d really appreciate it if you could give me an idea of the price for one implant, since I need at least 6 done. Thanks so much!