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Senegal Confirms H1N1 Outbreak
February 9, 2010
The Senegalese Minister of Health and Preventive Medicine, Modou Diagne Fada, confirmed that the country had been hit by the epidemic AH1N1 influenza. According to earlier reports, the first cases were detected in the religious city of Touba and nearby Diourbel (located in the central part of the country).
These places where the scene of religious festivities, as hundreds of thousands of followers of the Mouride Muslim Brotherhood, last week gathered to celebrate the 115th edition of “Grand Magal” of Touba, in memory of the departure into exile in Gabon in 1895 of the founder of the Brotherhood, Sheikh Ahmadou Bamba. Serign Bamba, as the religious leader as called, is a revered figure for millions in this part of Africa.
Health Minister Diagne Monday convened a press briefing not only to confirm the outbreak of the disease, but also to allay fears, saying that the country was equipped enough to contain the situation.
Copyright Africa Interactive 2010
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http://www.africanews.com/site/Senegal_confirms_H1N1_outbreak/list_messages/29942
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http://www.globalhealth.org/h1n1/
category: News from Other Sources : General Health News
contributed by Winnie Mutch on 9 February 2010
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