Dakar, (APS) \u2013 Le minist\u00e8re de la Sant\u00e9 et de l\u2019Hygi\u00e8ne publique fait \u00e9tat de 114 cas de dipht\u00e9rie confirm\u00e9s au S\u00e9n\u00e9gal \u00e0 la date du 20 septembre 2026, pour un total de 11 d\u00e9c\u00e8s enregistr\u00e9s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Trente-et-un districts sanitaires r\u00e9partis dans 12 r\u00e9gions du pays sont touch\u00e9s par la maladie, pr\u00e9cise le minist\u00e8re de la Sant\u00e9, faisant un point de la situation de l\u2019\u00e9pid\u00e9mie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLa r\u00e9gion de K\u00e9dougou concentre le plus grand nombre de cas avec 33, devant Louga 16, Dakar 15, Diourbel 13 et Thi\u00e8s 12\u201d, renseigne la m\u00eame source.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Les autres r\u00e9gions concern\u00e9es sont Matam, avec 6 cas, Kaolack et Tambacounda (5 cas chacune), Kolda (4 cas), Saint-Louis et Ziguinchor (2 cas chacune), et Fatick (un cas).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLa dipht\u00e9rie est une maladie infectieuse et contagieuse, mais \u00e9vitable gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 la vaccination\u201d, rappelle le minist\u00e8re de la Sant\u00e9 et de l\u2019Hygi\u00e8ne publique.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
La dipht\u00e9rie peut notamment se manifester par un mal de gorge, de la fi\u00e8vre, des difficult\u00e9s \u00e0 avaler, un enrouement, un gonflement du cou ou l\u2019apparition de membranes gris\u00e2tres dans la gorge, parfois accompagn\u00e9s de difficult\u00e9s respiratoires.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Le minist\u00e8re de la Sant\u00e9 et de l\u2019Hygi\u00e8ne publique invite les parents \u00e0 respecter le calendrier vaccinal du Programme \u00e9largi de vaccination (PEV), \u00e0 v\u00e9rifier le statut vaccinal de leurs enfants et \u00e0 compl\u00e9ter, si n\u00e9cessaire, les doses manquantes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Il recommande \u00e9galement de consulter sans d\u00e9lai la structure de sant\u00e9 la plus proche d\u00e8s l\u2019apparition des premiers signes de la maladie et d\u2019\u00e9viter toute autom\u00e9dication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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