Thanks to FluTrackers for alerting me to this Radio Okapi report: Ituri: at least 10 schools closed following the plague and measles. The Google translation:
At least ten primary schools have been closed since Tuesday February 20 in the Rety health zone, 100 kilometers from the town of Bunia in the territory of Djugu (Ituri). The closure follows the resurgence of bubonic plague and measles, which mainly affect students.
School and health authorities say they have taken this measure to protect children and intensify response measures against these pathologies.
More than three thousand children no longer go to school following the resurgence and rapid spread of measles and bubonic plague, two diseases declared since February 3 in the Rety health zone in the territory of Djugu.
The first school to be affected was EP Kpandroma, where around twenty children were declared positive after tests. Other cases were reported in Shun, Apolo, EP 2 Kpandroma, Gola, Baidjo, Bwa, Mont Bleu and Rethy primary schools.
The decision to close all these schools is contained in a letter from the zone head doctor, published after consultation with the head of the Primary, Secondary and Technical Education (EPST)/Djugu 2 sub-division.
The objective of this measure is to protect children against these diseases. It is also a question of triggering a vast spraying campaign of these schools underway in the area in response to the resurgence of these diseases, specified Benjamin Ngabu, a civil protection actor in the area.
However, this measure which will last three days could affect secondary school finalists who are doing their internship in these schools.
