 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
"Bloody Diarrhoea" Epidemic Kills 23 In DR Congo
Kinshasa (AFP) Aug 11, 2005 The death toll in an epidemic of "bloody diarrhoea" in the central region of the Democratic Republic of Congo has risen to 23, a health official said Thursday. Regional medical inspector Dr Andre Kasogo Mulamba told AFP that 23 people have died, up from 22 on August 8, while the number of cases of the mystery illness has more than doubled to 997 people. The epidemic broke out on July 29 at Kabongola, about 240 km (144 miles) from Kindu, the main city of the central Maniema province. All those who died from the disease worked at a diamond mine near Kabongola, which employs many of the town's 6,000 inhabitants. The "bloody diarrhoea" is accompanied by fever, pains in the throat, vomiting and later difficulty in breathing, said Kasogo, who arrived in the region on Thursday. "We have come to track the evolution of the epidemic and provide medicines to the local medical authorities," Kasogo said. Another medical team from the Belgian division of the international aid organisation Medecins sans Frontieres (Doctors without Borders) have sent a team to the region. "Together we are going to evaluate the situation and take samples to identify the disease," he said. On August 4 anti-diarrhoea drugs and water purification products were sent by the British aid organisation Merlin from Kinshasa to Kabongola. Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links SpaceDaily Search SpaceDaily Subscribe To SpaceDaily Express Epidemics on Earth - Bird Flu, HIV/AIDS, Ebola
Less Threatening Bird Flu
Washington (UPI) Jan 11, 2006Talk about good news and bad news: While more cases of avian flu are identified in both birds and humans in Turkey, the first possible signs emerged that the virus itself might not be as lethal as feared. |
|
|
| The content herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright 1995-2006 - SpaceDaily.AFP and UPI Wire Stories are copyright Agence France-Presse and United Press International. ESA PortalReports are copyright European Space Agency. All NASA sourced material is public domain. Additionalcopyrights may apply in whole or part to other bona fide parties. Advertising does not imply endorsement,agreement or approval of any opinions, statements or information provided by SpaceDaily on any Web page published or hosted by SpaceDaily. Privacy Statement |
