Africa’s Top Health Body Warns Congo’s Ebola Outbreak Is Rapidly Spreading Beyond Epicenter
Cases have risen to 6,757 confirmed infections and 3,267 deaths as delayed detection and limited access to treatment hinder response efforts.
- The Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo is spreading rapidly beyond its Ituri province epicenter, Africa CDC reported Thursday, with cases rising sharply in neighboring North Kivu and Haut-Uele.
- Fighting between government forces and Rwanda-backed M23 rebels in North Kivu complicates response efforts, as insecurity and displacement fuel transmission across eastern Congo.
- Government figures released Thursday show 6,843 cases, including 3,310 deaths; new infections in North Kivu more than doubled to 381, according to Yap Boum, Africa CDC's head of emergency preparedness.
- Congo has received 70,000 doses of the Ervebo vaccine, effective against the Zaire Ebola type, while vaccination trials recently began in Tshopo, Haut-Uele, and Bas-Uele provinces.
- The World Health Organization warns the outbreak is on track to surpass the 2014-2016 West Africa Ebola crisis, which killed more than 11,000 people, as officials prioritize vaccination in newly affected zones.
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Ebola Reaches Congo’s Sud-Ubangi Province After Patient Traveled Through Rwanda and Uganda
Ebola has now spread to a seventh province in the Democratic Republic of Congo after a 23-year-old man tested positive for the virus following a cross-country journey that included travel through neighboring Rwanda and Uganda.
In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Ebola epidemic has already caused 3,310 deaths out of 6,843 cases. In an attempt to stem the spread of the virus, the government launched a vaccination campaign fifteen days ago, and the authorities are now hoping to expand it and obtain up to 500,000 doses of vaccine.
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Africa’s top health body warns Congo’s Ebola outbreak is rapidly spreading beyond epicenter
The Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo is spreading rapidly beyond its epicenter, according to Africa's top health body. The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention reported Thursday that while cases and deaths have declined in Ituri province, they have risen sharply in North Kivu and Haut-Uele.
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