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Senegalese authorities are still trying to find out mysterious skin disease what has offended more 1,000 fishermen for a week in the Dakar region, announced the Ministry of Health.
For the moment, the possibility of it being viral disease, contagious. The health of all patients improved and only one of the 1,004 who showed symptoms, is still in hospital, said Minister Abdoulaye Diour Sar, in a press conference he gave.
However, the cause of the evil is still unknown. The fishermen, in the photos posted by many local media and social networking sites, have blisters, sometimes of impressive size, on their faces and limbs. Abdou Environment Minister Karim Sal said may for this skin disease to be responsible for some kind of algae.
«There is no secondary infection, that is (the disease) is not transmitted. And there is no danger from eating fish“Underlined the Minister of Health.”The results of the biological tests did not reveal the cause, but there are other investigations in progress.“He added.
The environment minister clarified that the analysis of the samples that were taken did not reveal any chemical or toxic contamination of the water or fish. It is also expected to analyze the algae since, according to the fishermen, the onset of the disease coincided with an increase in algae in the area. The Sheikh Anta Diop University Poison Center in Dakar also plans to take fuel samples for fishing boats and nets used by fishermen.
Many fishermen are protesting why sales of their products have plummeted as messages have appeared on social media urging people not to eat fish for a while.
According to UN figures, fishing is an activity on which 53,000 jobs depend directly and indirectly another 540,000 in Senegal.
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