The Burkinabe government has officially verified 89 cases of chikungunya in Pouytenga, the Center-East region of the country. This confirmation comes from the National Viral Hemorrhagic Fever reference laboratory.
According to a press release issued by the Ministry of Health, the viral hemorrhagic fever reference laboratory confirmed a chikungunya case on September 6, 2023, in a patient whose sample was collected as part of the sentinel surveillance program aimed at monitoring dengue and other arboviruses.