DR Congo Ebola outbreak's true scale could be four times higher than official toll, WHO says
WHO says the true scale may be two to four times higher as four in five new cases lack known links and treatment trials begin.
- On Jul 13, the National Institute of Public Health reported that the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has spread to northeastern provinces Haut-Uele and Tshopo.
- Concentrated in Ituri, the 17th Ebola outbreak has reached 1,926 confirmed cases, including 702 deaths, according to official data.
- On Jul 11, the National Institute of Public Health designated the new provinces an "epidemic zone," noting that cases appear primarily imported from Niania in Ituri.
- A senior World Health Organization official cautioned last week that the true scale of the outbreak could be four times larger, as most new cases lack known epidemiological links.
- Haut-Uele shares borders with South Sudan and the Central African Republic, while Tshopo's provincial capital, Kisangani, is a major city in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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Congo-Kinshasa: 'This Is a Fire' - DR Congo Ebola Outbreak Is Fastest-Growing Ever, Warns WHO
Infections of the Bundibugyo species of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have reached record highs and a majority of new cases are coming from "unknown chains of transmission", the UN World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Tuesday.
WHO: DRC Ebola outbreak fastest-growing ever, third-largest in history
Geneva, July 14 (SANA) The World Health Organization warned Tuesday that the Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo is spreading at the fastest rate ever recorded, with the majority of new infections coming from unknown chains of transmission. Chikwe Ihekweazu, Executive Director of WHO’s Health Emergencies Programme, told reporters in Geneva after returning from Bunia in Ituri Province, the outbreak…
Is the number of Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo being underestimated? This is what the World Health Organization fears. Chikwe Ihekweazu, who heads the WHO's Health Emergencies Programme, told the press on Tuesday, July 14, that the scale of the epidemic could be two to four times greater than official estimates. The latest figures from the authorities – SITREP, published on July 14 (with the cumulative total as of July 12) – re…
Reported two months ago, the Ebola epidemic in the DRC has already officially killed more than 700 people in nearly 2,000 cases. "This is now the third largest Ebola epidemic ever," according to WHO.
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