Confirmed Ebola Cases in Congo Outbreak Top 1,000 with 254 Deaths, Authorities Say
Health officials say 254 people have died as weak contact tracing and infections in ordinary clinics continue to hinder the response.
- Confirmed Ebola cases in Congo reached 1,003 on Sunday, including 254 deaths, officials said in a statement as contact tracing remains a major challenge.
- Since May 15, the outbreak concentrated in Ituri involves the rare Bundibugyo virus, which has no vaccines or treatment, with 100 people recovered so far.
- Ministry officials must trace more than 35,000 people exposed to infected individuals, though authorities achieved only 55% contact tracing coverage with at least 365 patients isolated.
- Attacks by the Islamic State-backed Allied Democratic Force in Ituri cut off village access, forcing residents to flee and hindering Ebola containment efforts.
- Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director-General Jean Kaseya told The Associated Press last week that officials lack confidence in when the outbreak started, as the peak remains ahead.
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With a mortality rate of 25.3%, control of this outbreak is complex because it involves a strain of the virus for which there is no vaccine, and the epicenter is in a war zone.
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Ebola Outbreak Update: Over 1,000 CONFIRMED Cases As Virus Continues to Spread
The Ebola virus outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC or DR Congo) has continued to spread. There are now over 1,000 confirmed cases, 254 deaths, and health officials see no end in sight right now. Health officials have said that tracking and tracing those who have been in contact with infected individuals remains a major challenge, accoridng to AP News. A total of 100 people have recovered in the outbreak concentrated in the Ituri p…
The epidemic, which affects essentially three provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, currently has an average lethality rate of 25.3%.
The Congo has already recorded more than a thousand cases of ball in the current outbreak, which causes more than 250 deaths, according to official figures published today.
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