Senegal reports 1st Rift Valley fever cases in the Kédougou Region, the 9th region to report cases

The Ministère de la Santé et de l’Hygiène publique in Senegal is now reporting human Rift Valley fever (RVF) in nine regions. The latest in Kédougou Region in south-eastern Senegal near the border with Mali and Guinea.

Since the outbreak started in September, 381 confirmed human RVF cases have been reported, including 29 fatalities.

The nine regions include Saint-Louis (294), Matam (24), Louga (18), Fatick (16), Dakar (9), Kaolack (14), Thiès (2), Tambacounda (2) and Kédougou (2).

Of the 381 cases, 312 people have recovered.