The Institut Pasteur: Côte d’Ivoire: Dengue epidemic in Abidjan
The Institut Pasteur: Paris: 2017.06.08
A dengue outbreak has occurred since April 2017 in Côte d’Ivoire in Abidjan in the sanitary district of Cocody-Bingerville.
The Institut Pasteur in Côte d’Ivoire confirmed the human cases but also analyzed by PCR the batches of mosquitoes caught in the city of Abidjan revealing the presence of dengue virus types 2 and 3.
Facing this situation, the national health authorities have immediately taken actions to combat the epidemic, including the strengthening of epidemiological and biological surveillance, vector control and public awareness.
The declaration of the epidemic was made to WHO on 06 May 2017.
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