Kébémer reaches 642 cases of acute digestive syndrome
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Seneweb
Illustrative image · RDNE Stock project · Pexels · Licence PexelsKébémer health district recorded 642 cumulative cases of acute digestive syndrome by 8 November, 38 more than the previous tally of 604. Health authorities are continuing investigations into possible collective food poisoning, according to the Louga Regional Health Directorate.
The Kébémer health district, in the Louga region of Senegal, recorded 642 cumulative cases of acute digestive syndrome by 8 November 2026, 38 new cases compared with the previous tally of 604. The figures are contained in the situation report of the Louga Regional Health Directorate, issued at 10:30 a.m.
The Kébémer health centre accounts for 393 cases, or 61.2% of the total, followed by the Serigne Saliou clinic, with 98 cases (15.3%). The two facilities therefore account for 491 patients, representing 76.5% of those recorded. The other cases are distributed notably between the Diamaguène health post (54), the Thiolom Fall health post (30), the infirmary of the Auxiliary Gendarmerie Training Centre (22) and that of the prison and correctional facility (12).
Despite the increase in the tally, the patients' clinical condition remains stable. Two people are hospitalised, while the others are receiving outpatient care. No deaths or severe cases have been reported by the health authorities. Some patients have already recovered.
Investigations are continuing to identify the origin of this outbreak, which suggests collective food poisoning. Stool samples have been sent to the Pasteur Institute in Dakar and the laboratory of the Amadou Sakhir Ndiéguène regional hospital in Louga. Samples of sachet water, tap water and food products have also been taken for analysis. The previous tally reported 604 cases of digestive syndrome in Kébémer on 7 November.
