The risk of cholera spread

There are no more worries after analyzing the sick child. Passengers on a flight from Oran were picked up on arrival.
Scene of panic in Perpignan Wednesday. According to information from firefighters, about 150 passengers on a flight between Oran and Perpignan were held on board for over an hour due to suspected cholera on a child. Firefighters and the Prefecture of Pyrénées-Orientales told Agence France-Presse that "a child is likely to carry cholera and has been evacuated to the hospital for examinations", just like his mother and his children. relatives. "Samples will be taken from the child to check if he is carrying cholera. After being held on board, the remaining 147 passengers and crew members were evacuated from the aircraft and allowed to leave the airport.

Led by the firefighters, they left the plane after "disinfecting their hands" and taking information on their addresses and identities in order to follow the evolution of their state of health, if the case of cholera was confirmed, according to the prefecture. The plane, from the company ASL Airlines, landed around 1:45 pm on the tarmac of Perpignan. Firefighters and rescue services have been warned by a phone call from the fire department at the airport. However, late Wednesday, the authorities were reassuring after analyzing the first samples taken on the sick child.

Controlled epidemic in Algeria
"After analysis on biological samples, the risk of cholera has been ruled out," said the prefecture of Pyrénées-Orientales, in a brief statement. Samples of stool had been taken from the 8-year-old French child, according to the Institut Pasteur. These samples will be cultured by the National Reference Center (CNR) of cholera in France , at the Institut Pasteur, to confirm definitively the lifting of suspicion. "It is expected to receive tomorrow (Thursday) the levies," said in the afternoon at Agence France-Presse Marie-Laure Quilici, the head of the CNR. "We can have the results on average in 2 to 3 days, but it can be faster if we isolate the bacteria immediately and sometimes a little longer," she added.

A cholera outbreak has killed two people in Algeria since its appearance on August 7th. It is "controlled", said Tuesday the Minister of Health, Mokhtar Hasbellaoui. Cholera is an acute diarrheal infection caused by the ingestion of contaminated food or water. It is easy to treat by rehydration in particular, but can kill in a few hours for lack of treatment.
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