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Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo spreads to 2 new health zones with a total of 60 areas now affected
Health officials said 5,794 confirmed cases and 2,786 deaths have been recorded as the outbreak spreads faster than containment efforts.
- On Friday, government figures confirmed the Ebola outbreak spread to two new health zones in Congo—Biena and Manguredjipa in North Kivu—bringing the total affected areas to 60.
- The outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo spreads under difficult conditions fueled by insecurity, displacement, population movements, and a health workers' strike.
- Health officials reported 5,794 confirmed cases and 2,786 deaths as the virus spreads faster than response efforts. The World Health Organization warns the outbreak could surpass the 11,000 deaths from the 2014-16 West Africa Ebola crisis.
- On Thursday, Congo Health Minister Roger Kamba began administering the Ervebo vaccine to frontline workers in Kisangani, though the vaccine targets different strains than the current outbreak.
- Researchers are conducting clinical trials to find a licensed vaccine for the rare Bundibugyo virus, which currently lacks approved treatments, complicating containment efforts.
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Ebola outbreak in Congo spreads to 2 new health zones, bringing total to 60 areas affected
The two new zones affected are Biena and Manguredjipa in Congo’s North Kivu province, where the case fatality rate is much higher than the overall rate of 48%, due in part to delayed response efforts, according to Congo’s Ministry of Health data.
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Once neighboring Uganda declared itself Ebola-free last month, the risk of further cross-border spread remains, WHO warned.
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- 39% of the sources lean Left, 38% of the sources are Center
39% Left
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C 38%
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