US EditionEbola Cases in Congo Rise as Authorities Race to Contain Spread of Outbreak, Health Agency Says
The outbreak in Kasai province has led to 68 suspected cases and 16 deaths, with vaccination efforts prioritizing health workers amid funding challenges.
- Last week, the Democratic Republic of Congo's Ministry of Health declared an Ebola outbreak in Kasai Province, reporting 28 suspected cases and 15 deaths, marking the country's 16th confirmed episode since 1976.
- On Aug. 20, in Bulape, a 34-year-old pregnant woman was admitted to Bulape General Referral Hospital, later confirmed Ebola-positive and dying five days after admission amid limited diagnostics.
- Communities in Kasai Province erected checkpoints and placed Bulape under confinement, while M�decins Sans Fronti�res mobilised a dozen staff to support Bulape General Referral Hospital and vaccinated around 68 health workers from national Ervebo vaccine stocks.
- With cases rising rapidly, surveillance shortfalls increase transmission risk as suspected cases more than double from 28 to 68 and only 19% of 157 identified contacts are monitored, Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention reported Thursday.
- At the same time, cuts to donor support and shifts in U.S.
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Ebola vaccine reaches epicentre of Congo outbreak as officials race to contain spread, WHO says
Limited access and required funding are the key challenges facing health officials trying to respond to the latest Ebola outbreak in southern Congo, the World Health Organization said on Friday.
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Ebola vaccine reaches epicenter of Congo outbreak as officials race to contain spread (World)
Limited access and required funding are the key challenges facing health officials trying to respond to the latest Ebola outbreak in southern Congo, the World Health Organization said on Friday. It is the first Ebola outbreak in 18 years in Kasai province, a remote part of Congo with poor road netwo...
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Ebola vaccine reaches epicenter of Congo outbreak as officials race to contain spread, WHO says
The World Health Organization said limited access and adequate funding are a key challenge in its response to the Ebola outbreak in southern Congo.
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