Burkina-Faso / Viral infection: Dengue fever strikes in Pikine

Dengue fever, a viral infection caused by the bite of a mosquito belonging to the arthropod family, is making its presence felt in the department of Pikine. Between August and October, 57 cases of dengue fever were recorded in the Pikine health district.

Dengue fever is prevalent in the Pikine-Dagoudane district, with its seven communes out of the 12 in the department.

This situation prompted the health, prefectural and municipal authorities in Pikine to call on the population to be extra vigilant at a ceremony to launch post-winter vector control activities,

Maodo Malick Diop, Head of the National Hygiene Service, said that there are cases of dengue fever everywhere, with 57 cases recorded in the Pikine health district”.

The Prefect of Pikine, Moustapha Ndiaye, warned: «I urge you, dear people, to be vigilant and to cooperate with the hygiene officers during this vector control operation, because the sole aim of this operation is to improve hygiene and safety conditions».

For the Prefect of Pikine, «the choice of Pikine and Guinaw rails for the launch of the campaign is not accidental, as there are cases of dengue fever, but also pools that sometimes encourage the development of larvae».

Sekou Camara