Congo Says Number of Confirmed Ebola Cases Rises to 896
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Nairobi, 19 Jun (EFE).- The Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) raised to 232 the number of deaths and to 896 the cases confirmed by the Ebola outbreak declared on 15 May last in the east of the country. "In total we have 896 confirmed cases. Of the 896 confirmed cases, we also have 232 confirmed deaths", declared Congolese Health Minister Samuel-Roger Kamba, at a press conference held late Thursday, placing the lethality ra…
The number of confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo increased to 896, including 232 deaths, reported today by the country’s health authorities. Yesterday 21 confirmed new cases were reported, including six deaths, in the eastern provinces of Ituri and North Kivu, the Ministry of Health noted in its daily update. The outbreak, caused by the Bundibugyo strain of the Ebola virus, has affected 33 health areas in three eastern…
What you should know The detected Bundibugyo Ebola strain does not have an authorized vaccine or specific treatment.The Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo already records 232 confirmed deaths.The epidemic already affects 33 health areas in the country and added 19 infections in neighboring Uganda.The Ministry of Health of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) updated the official balance sheet of the Ebola epidemic that …
Congolese Minister of Health Samuel-Roger Kamba indicated that the epidemic already affects 33 health areas in the eastern provinces of Ituri, the epicenter of the outbreak and that it concentrates the majority of cases and deaths. The post The Democratic Republic of the Congo raises the confirmed cases of Ebola to 896 and reports 232 deaths occurred first on THE NATIONAL.
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