Ebola death toll in Congo reaches 600, as new cases suspected in previously unaffected province
The World Health Organization reports the rare Bundibugyo Ebola strain has infected 1,759 people, with the outbreak's expansion fueled by population movement and conflict.
- The death toll in Congo's latest Ebola outbreak has reached 600, with confirmed cases totaling 1,759 across the country.
- Congolese authorities declared the fresh outbreak on May 15, caused by the rare Bundibugyo virus, which currently has no approved vaccine or treatment.
- Researchers launched a highly anticipated study last week at the Evangelical Medical Center in Bunia, where clinical trials for treatment are now underway.
- Two new suspected cases emerged in Kisangani in the Tshopo province on Wednesday, with one linked to the Nia-Nia health zone in Ituri province.
- Containment efforts face significant challenges from a funding gap, attacks on health centers, and ongoing conflict in eastern Congo, the epicenter of the outbreak.
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Congo's Ebola outbreak has killed 600 and is reaching new provinces
Congo's latest Ebola outbreak has killed 600 people and is now spreading into provinces that had been untouched. Authorities have logged 1,759 confirmed cases since declaring the outbreak on May 15, and new suspected cases have surfaced in Kisangani, in Tshopo province, well beyond the epicenter in Ituri. — Read the rest The post Congo's Ebola outbreak has killed 600 and is reaching new provinces appeared first on Boing Boing.
The death toll from the Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo has risen to 600, while the African Department for Disease Control says this is the fastest-spreading Ebola outbreak ever recorded.
Already 600 dead, cases doubling every 28 days. $1.4 billion needed for emergency response. War and poverty are making things difficult.
The Ebola outbreak, officially declared on 15 May in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), is spreading faster than any previous one, said on Thursday (9) the African CDC – the African Union Health Agency (AU). By Tuesday (7), 600 deaths had been recorded in a total of 1,759 confirmed cases in the DRC since the beginning of the current outbreak, reported the World Health Organization (WHO), adding that the situation remains stable in neigh…
The government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo reports 1,759 confirmed cases of the disease by laboratory and 600 deaths
Ebola Outbreak Spreads to New Areas as Deaths Soar Past 600
Suspected and confirmed Ebola cases have been reported in parts of Congo not previously affected by the growing Ebola outbreak in the central African country, authorities said on July 9, as the number of confirmed deaths exceeded 600. Two confirmed cases have been reported in the province of Tshopo, Congo’s Ministry of Communications said in a Thursday statement. One case is linked to the Nia-Nia health zone in Ituri province, where the bulk of …
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