Strange flu outbreaks in Papua New Guinea

Two outbreaks at the same time are dysentery and flu-like symptoms in a remote area of ​​Papua New Guinea that killed at least 47 people and infected more than 2,000 others.

Domestic health officials announced the news yesterday. They said 95% of deaths and infections were in a small village in the Morobe province on the northwest coast of the country, but the problem worried them that the disease was difficult to control.

Health officials Papua New Guinea admits this is the most serious health crisis the country faces today.

Strange flu outbreaks in remote areas, difficult to access.

Twenty-seven people in this village have died from an outbreak of flu-like symptoms since August 3, while 20 people have died due to dysentery. ' About 2,000 people have been infected in about 12 villages and we suspect flu and dysentery is the cause, ' said a local health official.

' The problem is that once the epidemic breaks out in remote areas, it is difficult to stop the epidemic because it is difficult to access. We hope that the disease is still isolated in this area so we can control it . '

It is unclear whether these patients are infected with A / H1N1 flu or another influenza strain. The World Health Organization (WHO) has taken samples from cases of infection and the results will be announced in two weeks.

The medical teams were sent to the epidemic area to treat patients and called on people to limit travel, strengthen hygiene measures to avoid spreading the disease.