WHO says Congo Ebola outbreak spreads to two new health zones
Africa CDC said 7,820 cases and 3,779 deaths have been recorded nationwide as insecurity and mistrust slow contact tracing.
- On Thursday, Dr. Victor Kingombe, a young doctor, died of Ebola at a recently inaugurated treatment centre in Kisangani, Tshopo province.
- Spreading across 63 health zones, the Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo virus is fuelled by insecurity, displacement, and intense population movements in the DRC.
- While cases in Ituri declined by 25 per cent this month, North Kivu recorded a 73 per cent surge in cases over the past three weeks, with deaths rising 19 per cent.
- Africa CDC regional director Wessam Mankoula reported that response teams expanded testing capacity to 3,400 daily tests across 24 laboratories and partnered with UNICEF on paediatric case management.
- On Friday, the World Health Organization reported the virus reached two additional health zones—Bulu and Dungu—as the epidemic threatens to surpass the 2014-2016 West Africa outbreak.
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Ebola outbreak expands to 63 health zones in DR Congo
The Bundibugyo virus disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has expanded to 63 health zones across seven of the country’s 26 provinces. The World Health Organization, in a statement on Friday, said the expansion followed the identification of infections in two additional health zones. It also reported that 7,890 confirmed cases had Read More: https://punchng.com/ebola-outbreak-expands-to-63-health-zones-in-dr-congo/
WHO says Congo Ebola outbreak spreads to two new health zones
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, caused by the Bundibugyo virus, has spread to two new health zones, bringing the number of infected areas in seven provinces to 63, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday.
The outbreak of the new Ebola fever in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has reached two additional health zones, increasing the risk of cross-border infection, and has been reported to the World Health Organization (WHO). "The outbreak of Bundibugio virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has continued to spread, affecting two additional health zones, including the Bulu Medical Zone in the new province of South Oubangi and the Dungu Me…
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