Rift Valley Fever -- Niger
On 30 Aug 2016, WHO received reports about unexplained deaths among humans, along with death and abortion in livestock in the North Western parts of Niger, and the areas bordering Mali.
From 2 Aug to 22 Sep 2016, 64 human cases including 23 deaths have been reported in Tchintabaraden health district in Tahoua region. The area is mainly populated by nomadic stockbreeders.
Most of the cases are male (62.5 percent), and work as farmers or animal breeders. In the affected area, an epizootic
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