PRO/AH/EDR> Undiagnosed hemorrhagic illness – Mauritania: (TR) RFI

Hemorrhagic Fever — Mauritania
A case of confirmed haemorrhagic fever has been detected in Mauritania, medical sources said [Thu 24 Aug 2017] in Nouakchott.
A male patient is currently hospitalized at Hamed Ben Khalifa hospital in Boutilimit [Trarza region], 160 km [99 mi] southeast of Nouakchott, the same sources added, without specifying what type of haemorrhagic fever.
The patient was evacuated [Tue 22 Aug 2017] from an area located 140 km [87 mi] south of Boutilimit and some 30 km [19 mi] north of the town of