The Kongoussi health district recorded 231 cases of severe acute respiratory infections (SARI) in the 24th week of epidemiological surveillance, including 2 deaths, said Saturday, the head doctor of the health district Arzouma Idrissa Ouédraogo.The chief doctor spoke on June 29, 2024 in Kongoussi during a meeting of the provincial epidemic prevention committee chaired by the High Commissioner of the Bam Adama province Jean Yves Béré.'These are diseases which manifest themselves by coughing which occurs a lot in the cold season. They mainly affect children,' explained Dr Ouédraogo.To reverse the trend, the chief doctor advises to protect children well during harmattan.As a reminder, severe acute respiratory infections caused 15 deaths out of 259 cases recorded in 2023, specifies the district's diagnostic document.Dengue prevention strategies have also been adopted to protect the population against this disease.Source: Burkina Information Agency
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