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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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Ebola continues to claim new victims in the Democratic Republic of Congo, with the number of confirmed infections approaching 1,100.
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With a mortality rate of 25.3%, control of this outbreak is complex because it involves a strain of the virus for which there is no vaccine, and the epicenter is in a war zone.
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