| Event: | EP Epidemic |
| Number: | 2007-000027 |
| Country: | BFA Burkina Faso |
| Location: | Eight health districts are directly affected: Bonfire, Batie
, Dano, Hound?, Nanoro, Ouargaye, Sapouy and Titao |
| Date (YMD): | 2007-2-19 |
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| Information Source: | IFRC DREF bulletin MDRBF003, WHO |
| Comments: | According to Burkina Faso?s Ministry of Health and the World Health Organization (WHO), there is an epidemic of meningitis in the Burkina Faso. So far, over 1,300 cases have been recorded, with 142 deaths (translating to a case fatality rate of more than 10%).
The Ministry of Health (MoH) has declared a meningitis outbreak in the districts of Ouargaye and Banfora, where the number of cases has surpassed the epidemic threshold. The ministry has planned for a vaccination campaign in these areas. In the other districts, the cases have exceeded the alert threshold but have not yet reached the epidemic level. The districts in the "alert" phase ? 5 cases per 100,000 inhabitants ? are Bati? and Dano (Southwest) Hound? (West), Sapouy (South), Nanoro (Centre-South) and Titao (North). Intense surveillance is being implemented. |
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