By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on RFI
The 17th Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo had caused 2,325 confirmed deaths by 15 August, surpassing the toll of the 2018-2020 outbreak. With transmission still active, the toll could rise further, according to the epidemiological data cited in the article.
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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.
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21 OctNiger State steps up surveillance after Ebola case in AbujaThe Congolese epidemiological bulletin records 9,415 confirmed Ebola cases and 4,536 deaths as of 16 October, with 67 new cases and 26 deaths in the latest 24-hour period covered. Contact tracing covered 79.1% of 33,125 contacts, below the 95% target, according to the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s National Institute of Public Health.
🇨🇩 DR Congo · Source: Beto ·
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is affecting the mental health of patients, their relatives and healthcare workers, according to health professionals. Stigma and armed conflict in the east of the country are worsening their psychological suffering, reports Africanews.
🇨🇩 DR Congo · Source: Africanews ·
Nigeria has confirmed an Ebola case in Abuja in a woman who returned from Uganda, Health Minister Muhammad Ali Pate announced. The patient is in isolation and 44 people who had contact with her have been identified, according to the minister, as the outbreak continues in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and other countries in the region.
🇳🇬 Nigeria · Source: Sabcnews ·
Nigeria has become the fifth country affected by the Ebola outbreak declared in May in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, after a case was confirmed in Abuja. The patient, who arrived from Uganda, is isolated and 44 people are being monitored, according to Nigerian Health Minister Muhammad Ali Pate and the World Health Organization.
🇳🇬 Nigeria · Source: Umuseke ·
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