Congo says Ebola deaths top 100 as armed groups threaten response
Health workers face attacks and access limits as the rare Bundibugyo strain spreads, with 550 confirmed cases and 101 deaths reported.
- On Monday, Congo officials reported confirmed Ebola deaths reached 101, with total cases climbing to 550. The government recorded 35 new confirmed cases and 10 deaths in the previous 24 hours.
- This outbreak involves the rare Bundibugyo virus, which lacks approved vaccines or treatments, unlike the Zaire virus responsible for most of Congo's past 16 outbreaks.
- Ituri province accounts for more than 90% of cases, with infections recorded across 17 health zones in Ituri, seven in North Kivu, and one in South Kivu.
- A burial team was targeted at the Nyamurongo cemetery in Bunia on Sunday, leaving two people seriously injured and two vehicles damaged.
- The World Health Organization said Monday that conflict is "constraining access for the response, disrupting surveillance and response activities, and increasing the risk of undetected transmission." Agencies intensify efforts at the Evangelical Medical Center.
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Chicago Tribune
Congo’s Ebola outbreak rises to over 100 deaths out of 550 cases as conflict slows response
More than 100 people have died from Ebola less than a month after authorities declared an outbreak of the disease in eastern Congo, a grim toll as officials intensify efforts to slow the disease discovered weeks late.
Ottumwa Courier
Congo's Ebola outbreak rises to over 100 deaths out of 550 cases as conflict slows response
At least 100 people have died from Ebola less than a month after authorities declared an outbreak of the disease in eastern Congo. Attacks on health workers from angry residents, skepticism among some locals and armed conflict in hot spots…
Congo Ebola Death Toll Reaches 101
Ebola deaths in Congo have risen to 101, Congo’s National Institute of Public Health (INSP) said in its June 8 Ebola situation report. It added that as of June 7, the outbreak had reached 550 confirmed cases and 101 confirmed deaths. The report also said armed groups operating in parts of Ituri Province were restricting humanitarian access and complicating response efforts. The outbreak, caused by the Bundibugyo strain of the Ebola virus, was of…
About a month ago, the current outbreak of Ebola in the Eastern Congo was detected. Meanwhile, the number of deaths has increased to 101. Only a small proportion of the infected are on the way to improvement.
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