adminThe worst-hit area is Dekin of the Dangbo commune, which is situated 50km south-east of Cotonou, a local private television station reported on Monday. “In the last four weeks, Dekin has reported over 100 deaths which have been caused by a disease that causes the victims to vomit blood and have strange snoring,” the television explained.
Several people were also reportedly in critical conditions and hospitalised in the local health centre which does not have a nurse or a doctor, the report said.
“Only a mid-wife is acting as a doctor in the health centre within the locality that has over 10 000 inhabitants,” the television said. — Xinhua.
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