The dengue figures cover surveillance through 26 October and include 353 laboratory-confirmed cases. Twenty-one health districts have reported at least one suspected infection, with N’Djamena and Wadi Fira accounting for most suspected cases. The other affected provinces are Ouaddaï, Sila, Batha and Ennedi Ouest.
The preceding WHO-hosted situation bulletin recorded 4,004 suspected cases, 311 confirmed cases and eleven deaths, with seventeen districts affected. The newer national totals therefore add 596 suspected cases, 42 confirmed infections and three deaths. The locations of those three additional deaths remain unclear: the provincial death figures accompanying the update still account for eleven deaths.
Diagnostic capacity remains a constraint. The earlier response bulletin identified the need for more rapid tests, reliable supplies and laboratory confirmation outside N’Djamena, alongside better reporting from affected districts. It also called for national financing to reduce the response’s heavy dependence on partners.
Separately, officials reviewing the cholera response on 30 October reported 34 new suspected cases at Kiskawa in Lac province. Seventeen patients were hospitalised there, according to the deputy cholera incident manager, Dr Rozi Tchiou. Investigations and community awareness activities were continuing in Kiskawa and Liwa district; the 34 cases were still classified as suspected.
The dengue response bulletin urges households to remove standing water, cover water containers and protect against mosquito bites, including during the day. It advises prompt consultation for symptoms such as high fever, severe headache and body aches rather than self-medication.