Congo Ebola outbreak could be 'worst ever' - Africa CDC
More than 800 cases and 192 deaths have been reported, and officials warn weak tracing and burial practices could drive further spread.
- On Tuesday, Africa CDC Director-General Jean Kaseya warned the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo could surpass the deadliest on record, which killed more than 11,000 people. Government data showed 837 confirmed cases and 196 deaths.
- The Africa CDC is seeking $518 million to contain the virus, though it has received less than $100 million. Kaseya warned that failing to invest within four weeks could escalate costs to $7.5 billion.
- Bruno Michon, operations manager for the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, warned the epidemic could last one year. Teams currently follow only 12% of exposed people, complicating efforts to track the disease's magnitude.
- Authorities are missing more than 26,000 people who may have been exposed, raising transmission fears. Neighbouring Uganda has recorded 19 cases, including 14 among individuals who had traveled from the DRC.
- Researchers recently published a study in the Lancet Infectious Diseases estimating the outbreak's scale remains uncertain due to late detection. Experts like Ruth McCabe stress that data gaps make comparing this strain's trajectory to previous epidemics extremely difficult.
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Health authorities warned on Tuesday (16) that the Ebola outbreak in East Africa can significantly worsen, lasting up to a year and infecting thousands of people if the current transmission rates remain uncontrolled. The outbreak is already one of the largest of which is registered and spread mainly in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where distrust in the authorities and violence in the eastern regions have hampered the ability of health p…
Ebola outbreak could become worst on record, Africa CDC chief warns
Health officials on Tuesday warned that the Ebola outbreak in East Africa could significantly worsen, saying it could last as long as a year and infect thousands of people if current transmission rates go on unabated. The outbreak is already one of the largest on record, and has spread most in Congo, where distrust of […]
DRC’s Ebola outbreak may be worst ever, Africa CDC says
The head of Africa’s Centres for Disease Control and Prevention warned on Tuesday that the Ebola outbreak in Congo could be the worst ever, saying that currently tens of thousands of contacts of those ill with the disease had not been traced.
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