Confirmed Ebola Cases in Congo Outbreak Top 1,000 with 254 Deaths, Authorities Say
Health officials say 254 people have died as weak contact tracing and infections in ordinary clinics continue to hinder the response.
- Confirmed Ebola cases in Congo reached 1,003 on Sunday, including 254 deaths, officials said in a statement as contact tracing remains a major challenge.
- Since May 15, the outbreak concentrated in Ituri involves the rare Bundibugyo virus, which has no vaccines or treatment, with 100 people recovered so far.
- Ministry officials must trace more than 35,000 people exposed to infected individuals, though authorities achieved only 55% contact tracing coverage with at least 365 patients isolated.
- Attacks by the Islamic State-backed Allied Democratic Force in Ituri cut off village access, forcing residents to flee and hindering Ebola containment efforts.
- Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director-General Jean Kaseya told The Associated Press last week that officials lack confidence in when the outbreak started, as the peak remains ahead.
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The Ebola virus epidemic that has hit the Democratic Republic of the Congo since 15 May has crossed the threshold of 1,000 cases and caused 254 deaths, according to an official report published this Monday. The virus has also spread in Uganda. Humanitarian workers fear a crisis that could last up to a year.
Almost all cases have been recorded in Ituri, a remote province in the northeastern tip of the country.
About a month after the Ebola outbreak began in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the number of confirmed cases has increased to more than 1,000.
Congo's Ebola outbreak tops 1,000 confirmed cases, 254 deaths, officials say
A total of 100 people have recovered in the outbreak concentrated in the Ituri province since it was declared on May 15, Congo's Ministry of Health said Sunday. At least 365 patients are in hospitals or in isolation, it said.
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