New Ebola Outbreak in Eastern DR Congo Kills At Least 65
Africa CDC said 246 suspected cases and 65 deaths have been reported, with laboratory tests confirming Ebola virus in 13 of 20 samples.
- On Friday, Africa CDC confirmed a new Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo's remote Ituri province, reporting 246 suspected cases and 65 deaths recorded so far.
- Health Minister Samuel-Roger Kamba Mulamba confirmed the outbreak involves the Bundibugyo strain, which carries a 50% lethality rate and has no licensed vaccines or treatments.
- Mining-Linked mobility and poor road networks in Ituri complicate containment efforts, while ongoing armed conflict hampers health officials' response in the remote region.
- Africa CDC Director General Jean Kaseya convened an urgent coordination meeting Friday with DRC, Uganda, and South Sudan officials to reinforce cross-border surveillance and resource mobilization.
- U.S. officials issued Level 3 travel advisories for both countries, warning that emergency services are "extremely limited," while health authorities stress rapid detection and contact tracing remain essential.
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The World Health Organization (WHO) declared a public health emergency of international concern on Sunday over a rare strain of Ebola that has killed dozens of people in the Democratic Republic of Congo, but stopped short of calling the outbreak a pandemic.
This virus, which causes extremely contagious haemorrhagic fever, remains formidable despite recent vaccines and treatments, effective only against the Zaire strain at the origin of the largest epidemics identified
Ett nytt utbrott av ebola har drabbat Östra Ituri-provinsen i Congo-Kinshasa och Uganda. Omkring 80 personer har dött och runt 250 personer messänks vara smittade.
The office of the Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO) issued a public health emergency declaration of international importance (ESPII) on Saturday in the face of the new outbreak of Ebola caused by the Bundibugyo virus affecting the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. The declaration, which is given after consulting the affected states, although it is emphasized that the current situation still “does not meet the pan…
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