The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has issued an emergency health alert following the outbreak of Dengue fever in Burkina Faso and 'rumoured' discovery of Zika virus in Nigeria.
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Ghana issues Dengue fever alert
A statement signed by Dr Kofi Asemanyi-Mensah, Deputy Director (Public Health) for the Western Regional Health Directorate of the GHS received the alert from the World Health Organisation.
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"The Ghana Health Service has received notification and alert of Dengue Fever alert in Burkina Faso from WHO country office. By copy of this mail, please be informed and keep alert. Kindly enhance surveillance and update your respective preparedness and response plans for Dengue and other abro viruses."
The statement added that the GHS has “received rumours of Zika virus circulating in Nigeria”, adding that the public would be informed of any further developments.
GHS says it has informed authorities at health facilities in the country to “enhance surveillance and update prospective preparedness and response for plans for dengue (and other arboviruses: dengue, Chikungunya, Zika, and Yellow Fever)”.
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“Blood samples of suspected cases should be sent in triple package protection with appropriate and adequately filled case based form and sent to Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR) for laboratory tests,” the statement said.
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