After the passage of Cyclone Chido, the authorities fear the spread of epidemics.
In Mayotte, the poorest department in France, housing is mostly precarious and sanitary conditions are already poor for many residents, even before the passage of the cyclone which now risks making them worse.
Among the feared diseases, cholera is particularly worrying. The archipelago was the victim of an epidemic this year, which caused at least 5 deaths between March and July, but it had disappeared since the summer.
Yesterday, on the set of BFMTV, the resigning Minister of Health announced the establishment of “a health watch” which will make it possible to detect “possible emerging contagious diseases coming from the consumption of polluted water or spoiled food “.
