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Cholera in Mayotte: a three-year-old child lost his life, 65 cases recorded
The cholera epidemic continues in Mayotte, Thursday May 9. A three-year-old child from Koungou died. Doctors fear a worsening of the epidemic.
(Franceinfo)
The cholera epidemic continues in Mayotte, Thursday May 9. A three-year-old child from Koungou died. Doctors fear a worsening of the epidemic.
HAS Mayotte, a three-year-old child died of cholera. He lived in Koungou, in the north of the archipelago, in a shanty town without running water, conducive to the spread of the epidemic. This town has become the main source of contamination which has been raging since mid-March. Residents fear an explosion in cases. “I told my children to wash their hands at every meal”explains a man. “We don’t really know what measures to take”adds a woman.
An oral vaccination campaign
At the Mayotte hospital control center, worried calls from residents are incessant. Already 65 cases of cholera have been recorded and doctors fear a worsening, due to the slums. “What worries us if it gets worse is that our human resources are very weak”, assures Dr Jean-Marc Roussin, general practitioner in Mayotte. An oral vaccination campaign has started, with 3,800 people treated, notably by caregivers from France. The epidemic spread from the Comoros, the neighboring archipelago.
