Suspected Ebola cases in DR Congo outbreak jump to more than 900
WHO says delayed detection and insecurity are hampering contact tracing as the outbreak spreads across eastern Congo and neighboring Uganda.
- On Sunday, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus reported more than 900 suspected Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo, including 101 confirmed cases as surveillance efforts scaled up.
- The Bundibugyo strain, which lacks approved vaccines or treatments, is spreading amid ongoing conflict in Ituri province, where nearly 5 million people live and face severe humanitarian needs.
- Health officials reported 204 deaths from 867 suspected cases in a Saturday update, with cases recorded across three provinces in the vast central African country.
- The epidemic has crossed borders, with Uganda confirming three new cases this weekend, bringing the total to five; one person in the neighboring country has died.
- Jean Kaseya, head of the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, warned Saturday that ten countries are at risk, citing "high mobility and insecurity" as factors fueling spread.
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The Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said on Monday that the Ebola outbreak has already caused 220 suspicious deaths in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). "So far, 101 cases have been confirmed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, including ten confirmed deaths. But we know that the epidemic in the DRC is much larger. We now have over 900 suspected cases and 220 suspected deaths," …
WHO Chief: Suspected Ebola Deaths at 220, 'Epidemic Is Outpacing Us'
At least 220 people are suspected of having died from Ebola in Congo and Uganda in recent weeks. The WHO chief says the disease is spreading faster than health systems can track it.
WHO chief: Fast-moving Ebola epidemic is outpacing response efforts
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday that the fast-moving Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda was outpacing response efforts, giving the latest number of suspected deaths as 220.
WHO chief says suspected Ebola deaths at 220 and 'epidemic is outpacing us'
World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Monday that there had been 220 suspected deaths in the current Ebola outbreak and that a delay in detecting cases meant responders were now “playing catch-up”. “We are urgently scaling up operations, but at the moment the epidemic is outpacing us,” Tedros said, adding that countries bordering the Democratic Republic of Congo — the epicentre of the outbreak — shou…
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