WorldAfricaMali: Dengue fever outbreak update

Mali: Dengue fever outbreak update

Type of event:
Disease/Outbreak

Victims

Wounded

925

Date

February 17, 2024

What happened

According to The Africa CDC’s Weekly Event-Based Surveillance Report, the MoH reported 303 new cases (54 confirmed; 249 suspected) and no new deaths of dengue fever from the Bamako and Kayes regions. Cumulatively, 925 cases (176 confirmed; 749 suspected) and no deaths of dengue fever wwere reported from 8 of 10 regions in Mali this year. Two Serotypes (VDN-1 and VDEN-3) were detected among confirmed cases. This is a protracted outbreak that started in September 2023.

Where it happened

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