Dear Drichi and Friends,
Thank you for the alert but the information flow should also include the local
health authorities that are in a position to act (or seek the appropriate help)
and contain this situation. The Great Lakes Region lies just south of the
Africa Meningitis Belt (Senegal to Ethiopia) and thus parts of it are prone to
meningococcal meningitis outbreaks.
The current vaccines (polysaccharide vaccines) for the common serotypes A and C
last only for a period of three to five years only. Moreover antibiotic
prophylaxis (prevention) is also needed for at least two weeks before these
vaccines can be effective. Enhanced surveillance is therefore key to stemming
these outbreaks.
Worodria
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From: drichi peter <[email protected]>
To: A Virtual Network for friends of West Nile <[email protected]>
Sent: Wed, 17 February, 2010 17:07:42
Subject: Re: [WestNileNet] Meningitis Hits WestNile Again
Dear Colleagues,
Greetings to all!
I am greatly saddened by the News on Today's Paper (New Vision) whose article
reads "Meningitis hits West Nile districts, kills seven"
Every year the same disease hits and kills our innocent citizens and moreover
in the same region? What's the government doing?
I remember getting immunized some time in 2007 and according to the message
from the Ministry of Health, the vaccine lasts in a human body for a period of
fourty years before one becomes vulnerable for a fresh meningitis attack.
What's so different in West Nile that makes us vulnerable to the dangerous
disease?
I think our leaders need to open eyes. We may be finished at one point.
DRICHI Peter Ori Okpo
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