Ebola in the DRC: One Month Later, the Response Is Ramping up but Remains Insufficient
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The capacities for diagnosis and treatment of the Ebola outbreak in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have increased, but deaths continue to occur in communities, indicating that the virus may be being transmitted off the radar of the authorities' response, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Friday.
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vosgesmatin.frThe transmission of the Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is accelerating, despite the strengthening of health response measures, warns the World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday, 19 June.
The transmission of the Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is accelerating, despite the strengthening of health response measures, said the World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday.
Laboratory tests confirmed that the virus had contaminated 875 people in the DRC since 15 May. The current epidemic is caused by the Bundibugyo species of the virus, against which there is no vaccine or specific treatment.
The World Health Organization (WHO) warned this Friday that the Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) continues to spread rapidly, despite the strengthening of actions to combat the virus. Marie-Roseline Belizaire, responsible for emergencies for Africa at the WHO, said that the outbreak remains serious and is evolving [...] The post The Ebola epidemic spreads rapidly in the DRC appeared first on Diario Digital Cronio de E…
The outbreak of the Ebola virus disease has reached the 200 confirmed deaths mark, just over a month after being declared in the north-eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the Africa CDC, the African Union health agency, announced on Thursday. Laboratory tests confirmed that the virus had contaminated 875 people and killed 202 people in the DRC since the outbreak was declared there on 15 May, a mortality rate of 23 per cent according …
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