WHO Says DR Congo Ebola Outbreak Is Outpacing Response
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Nairobi, 17 Jul (EFE).- The Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) raised the number of deaths to 828 and 2,124 cases confirmed by the Ebola outbreak declared in the east of the country on 15 May.According to the latest bulletin of the Congolese Ministry of Communication and Media, with data collected until 15 July, the lethality rate is currently 39%.In addition, 725 patients are in the situation of "isolation/hospitalization"…
According to the WHO, the disease is now spreading faster in the region than any previous Ebola epidemic.
The epidemic corresponds to the Bundibugyo strain, whose lethality rate ranges from 30% to 50% and for which there is no authorized vaccine or specific treatment. The post-Democratic Republic of the Congo raises the confirmed cases of Ebola to 2,124 and reports 828 deaths occurred first on EL NATIONALA.
The number of confirmed cases of infection is 2,124, while the number of deaths in Congo has tipped at 800 people, writes Reuters.
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