Skip to main content

Mysterious Outbreak: 9 Die Mysteriously In Sinoe County, Liberia.

On April 25, 2017 the FJ Grante hospital reported unusual number of deaths. From approximately 2am to 11am seven deaths were reported.
The seven deaths are linked to one death that occurred on Sunday, April 23, 2017 of an 11 years old, female child from Teah’s town community who presented on the same day with diarrhea, vomiting and mental confusion.
The child was taken immediately to the FJ Grante hospital and died within one hour after admission in the emergency room. The child attended a funeral (of one religious leader”) on Saturday, 22 April, 2017 in Greenville. NB: The religious leader was reported to have been hospitalized in JFK hospital. He was diagnosed of high blood pressure.
The child presented with signs and symptoms that included: weakness and abdominal pains, vomiting and diarrhea.
On Monday, April 24, 2017, another patient, from Down town community who also attended the funeral of the religious leader presented with headache, body pain and skin itching and was admitted at the same night to FJ Grante hospital and died early in morning today April 25, 2017 by 2am.
Another lady from Rail hill community who attended the same funeral presented at FJ Grante hospital early in this morning (April 25, 2017) today with diarrhea and vomiting and died upon arrival.
As of 11am, April 25, 2017 eight (8) deaths and six (6) cases were reported from the F.J. Grant Hospital.
Cumulatively, 14 unexplained cluster of health events including 8 deaths (CFR 57%) have been reported from Sinoe County.
Of the 14 cases, 10 (74%) were female in the age range 10 – 54years, while 4 (26%) were male age range (12-21) years.
The four communities affected are Teah’s Town (8 cases), Congo Town (3 cases), Red Hill (2) and Downtown (1 case) located in Greenville city.
The main source of the events is reported to have been the Funeral of religious leader in Greenville Health District, on the 22nd of April 2017.

Predisposing factors:
Attending funeral and re-pass at the deceased home
The risk of consuming the same food
Environmental exposure
Action being taken:
Proper investigation of unexplained events.
Community leaders and the public will be sensitized to minimize fear and panic.
Community engagement and reinforce of hand washing within affected communities.
Detailed information of all cases (live and dead) will be provided in the next 24 hours.
Management of live cases in the hospital as well as proper protection of the health workers.
Samples from dead bodies and patients collected for laboratory confirmation.
More update will be provided tomorrow.

Precautionary messages to the staff:
Avoid panic and fear because the Ministry of Health with support of WHO, CDC and other partners are working with Sinoe County Health Team to control the situation.

All staff should practice universal precautions especially in Sinoe County. This includes hand washing, avoid drinking unprotected water and food from vendors.

Avoid contact with any person sick or any contact under follow up from the affected communities

Provision of social services cannot be interrupted in Sinoe County.

There is no total travel ban or patrols to Sione County.

If any staff member (in Greenville) presents with any of the symptoms, s/he should immediately inform the UN clinic. The immediate supervisor should report the same immediately to the UN clinic.

Regular updates will be provided as the situation evolves.

Comments

Popular posts from this blog

President George Weah's One Day National Forum Successfully Attended by 26 Political Parties

On Thursday, August 8, 2018, President George Weah had a sit down with 26 political parties of Liberia.  The meeting aimed at advancing ideals that promote the spirit of national unity and political tolerance between opposition political parties and the government.  ANC, LP and UP attended the meeting as a team. According to Deputy Minister Eugene L. Fahngon, Deputy Minister for Press and Public Affairs at Ministry of Information, Cultural Affairs & Tourism, all 26 political parties attended and participated from start to finish.  Even though, social media was buzzing about AB Dillion walking out of the meeting, he walked out as an individual and not a political party, "the invitation was extended to political parties and not to individuals," Minister Fahngon stated in his live video.  Each political party gave ideals and recommendations, which made the meeting a great success.  According to  Deputy Minister Fahngon, "there will be future engagements as such.&quo

What President Trump and Kim Jong Un Ate

The historic summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un continued midday Tuesday, as the leaders satisfied their appetites while holding negotiations with a contingent of advisers over a working lunch. The lunch, which followed a 45-minute one-on-one meeting between the leaders earlier in the morning and bilateral discussion with senior aides, was held at the Capella Hotel on Singapore’s Sentosa Island. It was far from an intimate affair, with each leader accompanied by a bevy of senior staff, according to the White House. Joining Trump were Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Chief of Staff John Kelly, National Security Advisor John Bolton, U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Kim, press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders, and Deputy Assistant to the President for Asian Affairs Matthew Pottinger. Kim was accompanied by Kim Yong Chol , the former spy chief and one of North Korea’s chief negotiators, as well as Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho, former

Snapchat Slammed for Domestic Violence Meme Featuring Rihanna and Chris Brown

If Kylie Jenner ‘s stock-plummeting Snapchat rant didn’t make you delete the app, maybe this will. Over the weekend, Snapchat found itself in hot water after a now-deleted domestic violence meme featuring Rihanna and Chris Brown went viral. The meme, which was an advertisement for the app “Would You Rather,” asked users whether they would prefer to “slap Rihanna” or “punch Chris Brown.” Almost immediately, screenshots of the ad appeared on Twitter, with many criticizing Snapchat for making light of domestic violence. Is it just me, or is this ad that popped up on my Snapchat extremely tone deaf? Like what were they thinking with this? pic.twitter.com/7kP9RHcgNG — Royce Mann (@TheRoyceMann) March 12, 2018 Many considered the ad a mockery of Rihanna’s experience with domestic violence. In 2009, Brown was arrested and charged for physically assaulting his then-girlfriend Rihanna hours before she was to perform at the Grammy awards. Since the incident, Rihanna has spo