Ebola: 400 to 500 new weekly cases in DR Congo
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Mali Actu and Beto
More than 11,000 Ebola cases and 5,400 deaths have been recorded in DR Congo six months after the outbreak began, according to the WHO, with 400 to 500 new cases a week across 67 health zones. Children under five account for a third of the deaths, and insecurity remains the main obstacle to the response.
Armed violence continues to complicate the response. An attack in Cantine-Aloya killed 66 people, including three health workers, and three health facilities were looted. More than 1,000 at-risk contacts have been lost to follow-up, and three confirmed cases remain untraced. Since the start of the outbreak, more than 80 attacks have targeted health facilities and staff.
Progress is nonetheless real: nearly 100 partners are taking part in the response, the initial hotspots in Mongbwalu, Nyankunde, Nizi, Rwampara and Butembo have been brought under control, and more than 24 laboratories are now operating, compared with two at the outset. About 3,000 people have recovered, and nearly 2,000 beds are available in 104 treatment centres. The WHO calls for an end to hostilities and for funding to be maintained until 2027.
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