Medical sources revealed to Sahara Media the record of one case of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever in Nouakchott. The victim is coming from the district of Rkiz.
This type of fever is considered among the most dangerous ones, and the risk of death may reach 40%.
According to our sources, the victim came from the locality of Nasra, which belongs to the municipality of N’Tékane, on the banks of the Senegal River. Before settling in Nouakchott, the patient passed by many health centers.
A source from the patient’s family told Sahara Media that he is a quinquagenarian farmer that had a high fever, which led him to go to the Sékame health center where his health deteriorated.
The patient’s parents decided to transfer him to the city of Kany, in the hope of finding better treatment, but his situation did not improve. Afterward, the parents went to the regional hospital of Rosso, where the patient spent three days in a coma and under intensive care, but without the diagnosis of his condition.
The hospital of Rosso referred the patient to Nouakchott, where he underwent the examinations that diagnosed him with Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever.
Meanwhile, an official source told Sahara Media’s correspondent in Rosso that the administrative and health authorities and the services of local rural development held an emergency meeting. they decided to start the procedures of tracing and isolating the patient’s contacts in his village and the centers where he passed by in his medical journey.
The sources declined to provide further details, referring to that it is too early to determine the number of people in quarantine or if there are other cases.
On the other hand, a medical mission visited the province of Rkiz and Nousra, where the patient is from, has gathered information, and met with people.
It is planned to organize an awareness-raising campaign destined to populations about the preventive measures against this disease.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the virus causative of this fever transmits to people by ticks and livestock. Human-to-human transmission can occur resulting from close contact with the blood, secretions, organs, or other bodily fluids of infected persons.
The organization added that despite the ancient emergence of this fever, there is no vaccine neither for people nor animals, adding that the treatment protocol depends on facing the apparent symptoms and providing permanent care for the patient.
The antiviral drug ribavirin has been used to treat Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever infection with apparent benefits, according to WHO.
