New Ebola Outbreak in Eastern DR Congo Kills At Least 65
Health officials reported 246 suspected cases and 65 deaths, while preliminary tests detected Ebola in 13 of 20 samples.
- On Friday, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo's remote Ituri province, with about 246 suspected cases and 65 deaths recorded so far.
- Ebola, first identified in 1976, is a highly contagious disease spreading through bodily fluids; this latest outbreak emerges roughly five months after Congo's previous Ebola crisis ended with 43 deaths.
- Preliminary tests at the Institut National de Recherche Biomédicale in Kinshasa detected the virus in 13 of 20 samples analyzed, with cases concentrated in Mongwalu and Rwampara health zones and additional suspected cases in Bunia.
- Africa CDC is convening a meeting with the Democratic Republic, Uganda, South Sudan, and international partners to coordinate response efforts and cross-border surveillance, with four laboratory-confirmed deaths reported.
- The virus's historical severity is stark: the Democratic Republic's deadliest outbreak killed nearly 2,300 people between 2018 and 2020, while around 50,000 have died from Ebola across African countries over the past 50 years.
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According to the African Health Authority, 13 Ebola cases have been confirmed so far – and there are hundreds of suspected cases. Probably the fever has been rampant for months.
Ebola outbreak kills 65 in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo with 246 suspected cases
An Ebola outbreak in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo has killed 65 people, with health authorities reporting 246 suspected infections across the Ituri province.The region, which shares its borders with both Uganda and South Sudan, has become the focus of intense concern among African health officials.Preliminary laboratory analysis has raised alarm bells, suggesting the virus responsible may represent a previously unidentified strai…
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As coverage of the Hantavirus continues, the news media have begun reporting on another potential outbreak. But this time, it’s in Africa, and it’s a disease you probably have already heard of. On Friday, Africa’s top public health body confirmed a new Ebola outbreak in Congo’s Iruti province. Thus far, there have been 246 suspected cases and 65 deaths. It’s a story that most major media organizations are reporting on, if only briefly, but it’s…
The main public health agency on the African continent confirmed on Friday a new Ebola outbreak in the remote Ituri province, in the Democratic Republic of the...
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