The African continent faces an increasing threat of epidemics caused by pathogens transmitted from animals to humans. Analysis by the World Health Organization (WHO) shows that between 2012 and 2022, these health warnings increased by 63% compared to the previous decade, with a peak in 2019 and 2020. Two-thirds of observed cases are due to Ebola virus and other similar cases. hemorrhagic fevers. The remaining third included dengue fever, anthrax, bubonic plague, or monkeypox.
The analysis comes as Tanzania announced on Wednesday (July 13) that it had launched an investigation into an as-yet-unidentified illness that has killed three people. Symptoms found in thirteen Lindy County patients include nosebleeds, fever, headache and fatigue. “Preliminary tests have ruled out Ebola and Marburg viruses, but samples have been sent to a WHO reference laboratory…
Source: Le Figaro
