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Sunday, August 26, 2012

suspected case in the territory of Beni

HATTIP RONAN
22 août 2012 Province du Nord Kivu N° 29/12

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Health Alert
A suspected case of Ebola received August 18 General Hospital Reference Oïcha in Beni Territory, is died Aug. 20. According to the medical director of the General Hospital and the Medical Officer of Health Oïcha area,The patient showed signs of diarrhea, nasal bleeding and anal. The Medical Officer of Health Zone Oïcha of the information transmitted to the Provincial Division of Health so that preventive measures be implemented in the territory of Beni, bordering Uganda and the Eastern Province are already affected by this epidemic. Beni District Health has developed a first draft of the plan
contingency and a meeting with humanitarian partners is expected in the coming days to finalizing this document. Subject to the decisions and actions taken by the Task Force set up by the National Department of Public Health, a partner has already positioned to support the health district Beni and the Congolese Red Cross activities in outreach center professionals health and population...

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