US EditionCongo declares new Ebola outbreak, 28 suspected cases
The Ebola Zaire strain outbreak has caused 15 deaths including four health workers, with a 53.6% fatality rate; response teams are deploying vaccines and supplies to contain spread.
- Congo's health ministry declared a new outbreak of Ebola in the central province of Kasai, marking the country's 16th outbreak since 1976, after a confirmed case and 28 suspected infections were reported.
- Currently, there are 28 suspected cases and 15 deaths linked to the outbreak, including four healthcare workers who had contact with the initial patient, a pregnant woman with severe symptoms.
- Health Minister Samuel-Roger Kamba reported a case fatality rate of 53.6% and emphasized the ongoing investigation into the situation.
- Ebola is highly contagious, spreading through direct contact with bodily fluids and causing severe illness, as reported by health officials.
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In Central Africa, a new outbreak of the dangerous Ebola fever has already claimed 15 lives - the World Health Organization (WHO) expects further infections and deaths. Is there a new pandemic?
OUTBREAK ALERT: Congo Declares New Ebola Outbreak!
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) declared a new outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus on Thursday. This outbreak comes three years after its last one, with health officials saying there were now 28 suspected cases and 15 deaths. Ebola Outbreak: Latest Cases Had NO CONTACT With Other Infected People The health ministry of the DRC said samples tested on Wednesday had confirmed the presence of the Zaire strain of the virus. The World Health Orga…
A new Ebola outbreak occurred in the DR Congo. 2000 doses were provided. Mobile laboratories and rapid response teams are on the way.
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New Ebola Outbreak Declared in Congo
15 dead after new Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo
At least 15 people from the Democratic Republic of Congo, including four health care workers, died following a new outbreak of the Ebola virus, the central African nation’s 16th major brush with the deadly disease, the country’s health ministry said Thursday.
DR Congo suffers new Ebola outbreak
An Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has killed at least 15 people, further straining health services in the country. The virus, which is spread by bodily fluids, is endemic in animal populations in Central and West Africa, and there are periodic outbreaks. The largest, originating in Guinea in 2014, killed over 11,000 people, and another in 2018 killed a further 2,000; other flare-ups have died away more quickly. The DRC is…
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