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GLIDE Record
(4338 of 8311)
Event:
EP Epidemic
Number:
2007-000062
Country:
GAB Gabon
Location:
Libreville
Date (YMD):
2007-4-16
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Information Source:
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) DREF bulletin MDRGA001
Comments:
Libreville, the capital city of Gabon, has been hit by an epidemic of chikungunya which has claimed more than five lives among the 5,500 reported cases with about 300 new cases being added to this toll daily. The epidemic started about four weeks ago when cases of a strange disease were being registered in hospitals of Libreville and Owendo
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