New Ebola Outbreak in Eastern DR Congo Kills At Least 65
Africa CDC said 13 of 20 samples tested positive as officials race to contain spread in crowded mining towns and border areas.
- On Friday, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo's remote Ituri province, with about 246 suspected cases and 65 deaths recorded so far.
- Ebola, first identified in 1976, is a highly contagious disease spreading through bodily fluids; this latest outbreak emerges roughly five months after Congo's previous Ebola crisis ended with 43 deaths.
- Preliminary tests at the Institut National de Recherche Biomédicale in Kinshasa detected the virus in 13 of 20 samples analyzed, with cases concentrated in Mongwalu and Rwampara health zones and additional suspected cases in Bunia.
- Africa CDC is convening a meeting with the Democratic Republic, Uganda, South Sudan, and international partners to coordinate response efforts and cross-border surveillance, with four laboratory-confirmed deaths reported.
- The virus's historical severity is stark: the Democratic Republic's deadliest outbreak killed nearly 2,300 people between 2018 and 2020, while around 50,000 have died from Ebola across African countries over the past 50 years.
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Health Agency Confirms Fatal Ebola Outbreak in Congo
Africa's top public health agency has confirmed a significant Ebola outbreak in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, with dozens of deaths and hundreds of suspected cases under review. The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday that 65 deaths had been reported in Ituri province, with 246 suspected...
New Ebola outbreak leaves 65 dead as officials warn of cross-border spread
Africa’s top public health agency confirmed a new Ebola outbreak in Congo on Friday after 65 deaths and 246 suspected cases were recorded in the country’s remote Ituri province.Health officials are now investigating whether the outbreak involves the Ebola Zaire strain — the deadliest and most well-known version of the virus — or a different variant, according to the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.Neighboring Uganda also confir…
A new Ebola epidemic was declared Friday in the DRC, neighbouring Uganda did the same after a death caused by the virus on its territory.
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