‘We’re Still Behind’ in Congo’s Ebola Outbreak Even as Testing Improves, WHO Chief Says
Testing is improving, but only 45% of contacts have been followed up and 15 cases have been confirmed in Uganda, WHO said.
- World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic has had "a big head start and we're still behind," compounded by continued attacks from the Allied Democratic Forces.
- An attack by an Islamic State affiliate killed 16 people in the Beni territory of North Kivu province on Tuesday, hampering efforts to contain the rare Bundibugyo type of Ebola.
- With suspected cases falling from 906 to 116, Congolese authorities have confirmed 60 deaths out of 344 total cases, though contact tracing lags at only about 45 per cent of contacts followed up.
- Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus urged countries to lift blanket travel restrictions, calling them "disrupting supply chains and hindering the response," while the WHO recommends exit screening at airports and borders.
- Despite limited testing capacity, Doctors Without Borders warns "the true extent of the outbreak remains difficult to assess," while at least five people have recovered, offering rare signs of hope.
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A deadly Ebola outbreak continues to spread in Congo. As global health officials warn that the fight against the virus is lagging behind, authorities in Congo said 62 people had died out of 363 confirmed cases as of Wednesday. Experts say the chance of the virus spreading to Europe is low because it is not airborne. In neighboring Uganda, authorities have confirmed 15 cases and one death. “The outbreak had a big head start and we are still behin…
‘We’re Catching Up’: WHO Acknowledges Fall Back in the Battle Against Ebola in Congo · Global Voices
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo “had a great initial advantage, and we are still lagging behind,” said the Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, on Wednesday, but said that “we are catching up” as evidence improves. According to the Congolese authorities, 344 cases have been confirmed, including 60 deaths, due to the Bundibugyo Ebola virus since the outbreak was announced …
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