Umkhuhlane ubulale 9 eBenin

Cotonou – UMnyango wezeMpilo eBenin uthi kushone abantu abayisishiyagalolunye ngemuva kokuhlaselwa ngumkhuhlane iLassa Fever, nokuyigciwane elejwayelekile eNtshonalanga ne-Afrika.

Kuthiwa lo mkhuhlane unezimpawu ezifana nse neze-Ebola.

Ukubheduka kwe-Ebola kumise kabi amazwe amathathu eNtshonalanga ne-Afrika, kanti zikhona nezinye izigameko ezibikwa kwamanye amazwe.

UNgqongqoshe wezeMpilo eBenin uDorothee Kinde Gazard utshele izintatheli ngoLwesibili wathi ukuhlolwa kwabasuleleke ngalo mkhuhlane kutshengisa ukuthi abanayo i-Ebola.

OLUNYE UDABA: IMali izama ukulwisana ne-Ebola

Abashonile ngabaseTanguieta, okuyidolobha elingamakhilomitha angu-600 ukusuka enhlokodolobha.

Zingu-15 izigameko zeLassa Fever esezibikiwe.

Kuthiwa zingu-100 000 kuya ku-300 000 izigameko zalo mkhuhlane ezibikwa eNtshonalanga ne-Afrika minyaka yonke, kanti zibulala abantu abalinganiselwa ku-5 000.

ILassa Virus itholakala emagundaneni bese idluliseleka ebantwini abathinte umchamo noma indle yawo.

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