Mourners bury a 6-month-old Ebola victim, marking third orphanage death as Congo outbreak spreads
Africa’s CDC said the outbreak has 894 confirmed cases and more than 200 deaths as the Bundibugyo strain spreads into Uganda.
- On Friday, mourners in eastern Congo buried a 6-month-old girl who died from Ebola, the third child lost at an orphanage as Congolese Health Minister Roger Kamba confirmed 933 cases and 245 deaths.
- The Bundibugyo strain driving the outbreak lacks approved vaccines or treatments, enabling rapid spread from Ituri into North Kivu, South Kivu, and Uganda despite containment efforts.
- Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention warned on Thursday that the virus risks 35,000 suspected potential contacts, with Ituri remaining the epicenter after reporting more than 90% of confirmed cases.
- During a visit to Bunia on Friday, Kamba announced that all health centers in Ituri will be free and healthcare workers' bonuses will be doubled to support the response.
- Response efforts face friction as residents clash with healthcare professionals over militarized burial practices, while Alex Lock of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies urged the public to resist indifference.
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The Independent
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Recent data from Africa’s Centres for Disease Control and Prevention show that confirmed Ebola cases linked to the Bundibugyo virus strain have risen by 38 percent in one week, with totals surging to 894 confirmed cases with 204 deaths reported across affected areas in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. The increase brings the total to 32 health zones in eastern Congo. More than 90 percent of cases remain concentrated in Ituri prov…
Oskaloosa Herald
Mourners bury a 6-month-old Ebola victim in the Congo outbreak's third orphanage death
Mourners in eastern Congo have gathered to bury a 6-month-old girl who died from Ebola earlier this week. This is the third child from the orphanage to die from the disease in recent weeks. The funeral Friday highlights the impersonal…
Another orphan dies from Ebola as Congo outbreak spreads
Ituri, the region at the center of the current outbreak, has reported more than 90% of the cases. The response has been complicated by residents clashing with healthcare professionals over disrupted burials and the response to the outbreak, which has been militarized at times.
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