By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Le Monde
A clinical trial of the Tumaini vaccine candidate against Ebola has begun in DR Congo, according to the World Health Organization. The vaccine targets the Bundibugyo strain, for which no vaccine has been approved, and is part of research conducted in response to the outbreak, reports Le Monde.
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The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo surpasses 4,000 deaths and 8,500 cases, while measures are being taken in Kenya and other countries.
23 OctSecond Ebola victim dies in Kenya despite quarantine23 OctNigeria’s Ebola virus closely related to Kenya case23 OctEbola: Kenya records two deaths among nine confirmed casesNigeria is the fourth African country affected this year by the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola, while the outbreak has been hitting the Democratic Republic of the Congo since May. Congolese Public Health Minister Samuel Roger Kamba and France 24’s correspondent in Kinshasa describe an outbreak that has become the deadliest ever recorded in the country, according to France 24.
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The WHO calls on the countries concerned to strengthen their cooperation after the confirmation of an imported case in Nigeria and the reporting of nine cases in Kenya, while the Bundibugyo Ebola virus outbreak persists in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The organisation recommends intensifying surveillance and rapidly breaking chains of transmission, according to the WHO.
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The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo reached 9,704 confirmed cases and 4,687 deaths by 20 October, according to the National Institute of Public Health. Sixty-seven new cases and 41 deaths were recorded in 24 hours, mainly in Ituri and North Kivu, while 2,595 patients recovered.
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From 3 November, all air passengers travelling to the United States will have to certify that they have not stayed in the Democratic Republic of Congo during the previous 21 days. The measure aims to limit the introduction of Ebola, whose outbreak has killed about 4,700 people in Africa, according to Reuters.
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Congolese justice authorities arrest UDPS official after calls for violence in KinshasaAuthorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have arrested Fils Mukoko, a UDPS official, after he called for young people to be armed to attack Europeans in Kinshasa. Justice Minister Guillaume Ngefa confirmed his arrest in Lemba and said he would be brought before the justice authorities, according to Umuseke.
Chad orders teachers to hold 30-minute dengue awareness sessionsChad’s Education Ministry has ordered every class teacher to organise 30 minutes of dengue prevention awareness, including 15 minutes of presentation and 15 minutes of discussion. The campaign must stress standing water, sanitation and protection against mosquitoes, according to a circular signed by Vaibra Nicolas.The week in Africa
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