WorldAfricaBurkina Faso: Dengue outbreak update

Burkina Faso: Dengue outbreak update

Type of event:
Disease/Outbreak

Victims

67658

Wounded

231661

Date

December 19, 2023

What happened

According to The Africa CDC’s Weekly Event-Based Surveillance Report, the MoH reported 18,707 new cases (12,797 suspected; 5,910 probable) and 47 new deaths (CFR: 0.3%) of dengue fever. Cumulatively, 231,661 cases (17,125 confirmed; 67,658 probable; 146,878 suspected) and 688 deaths (CFR: 0.3%) of dengue fever have been reported from all 13 regions in the country.

Where it happened

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