US EditionCongo declares new Ebola outbreak, 28 suspected cases
The outbreak involves the Zaire strain, causing a 53.6% fatality rate and affecting health workers; rapid response teams and vaccines are being deployed to contain it.
- 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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Congo Declares New Ebola Outbreak After 15 Deaths, Dozens of Suspected Cases
Health authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have declared a new Ebola virus outbreak, reporting 15 deaths and 28 suspected cases since late August. The epicenter of the outbreak is in Kasai Province, in the southwest of the equatorial African country, health officials said Thursday. The first case was identified on Aug. 20 in a 34-year-old pregnant woman admitted to hospital with symptoms including high fever and vomiting. The W…
According to WHO Regional Office for Africa Health Emergency Manager Patrick Otim, experts in epidemiology, infection prevention and control were deployed.
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New Ebola Outbreak Declared in Congo
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The Ebola returned to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, registering 15 deaths and 28 suspected cases. The specialized teams were already mobilized in order to prevent easterly training.
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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