DENGUE/DHF UPDATE (44): TOGO (MARITIME) FATAL
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Date: Sun 30 Jun 2024
Source: ReliefWeb [in French, trans., edited]
https://reliefweb.int/report/togo/tgo-autre-06-2024-declaration-dalerte-la-dengue
The epidemiological surveillance system has recorded dengue cases,
announced the Ministry of Health and Public Hygiene on Thu 27 Jun
2024, but the figures have not been published. As usual, immediate
measures have been taken, particularly for early detection,
notification, case management, and public awareness, while
investigations continue. According to undocumented information, the
prefecture of Agoè-Nyvé has recorded one death from dengue out of
about 20 cases.
Risk analysis
Dengue cases were recorded during the second quarter of 2024 by the
epidemiological surveillance system. Investigations have been
conducted and are ongoing for continuous case detection in healthcare
facilities and the community to ensure early management. Dengue is an
increasingly recurrent infectious disease in West Africa and Togo. It
is part of the group of viral hemorrhagic fevers and can infect anyone
through mosquito bites. It presents with non-specific signs comparable
to those of other viral hemorrhagic fevers, including fever, severe
weakness, headaches, joint and/or muscle pain, nausea, vomiting, and
skin rashes. These signs may or may not be accompanied by bleeding.
Severe health complications can occur.
Request for assistance
Government requests international assistance: No
NS [National Society] requests international assistance: No
Information bulletin published: Planned
Actions undertaken by NS:
– General: Public awareness raising and sensitization
– Summary: Alert messages are broadcast in various National Society
groups, followed by public awareness campaigns through local sections.
Populations are encouraged to adopt the following vector control
measures to reduce the risk of contracting the disease: avoid mosquito
bites by sleeping under a mosquito net or wearing appropriate
clothing, destroy larval habitats, eliminate waste around homes, and
regularly sanitize the immediate environment, among other measures. If
anything is suspected, inform the healthcare personnel at the nearest
health facility for prompt and appropriate care.
Actions initiated by others: In response to this situation, the
Ministry of Health and Public Hygiene has taken measures including the
following:
- Ensuring early detection and notification of cases
- Organizing the management of potential cases
- Raising public awareness about preventive measures and appropriate
actions in case of suspicion
The Ministry of Health and Public Hygiene urges the population to
adopt these vector control measures to reduce the risk of contracting
this disease:
- Avoid mosquito bites by sleeping under impregnated mosquito nets and
wearing clothing that covers as much of the body as possible, and use
other vector control measures - Destroy larval habitats in cans and discarded kitchen utensils
inside and around homes - Eliminate waste around homes
- Regularly sanitize the environment
Planned international response
– DREF [disaster relief emergency fund]: Planned