Ebola in DR Congo: 5,500 deaths and 11,200 confirmed cases
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Dakaractu
Six months after it was declared on 15 May, the Ebola outbreak now extends to 67 health zones across eight provinces of DR Congo, compared with three at the start in Ituri. More than 5,500 deaths for 11,200 confirmed cases, according to Dakaractu, make it the deadliest outbreak ever recorded in the country, with 90% of cases still concentrated in Ituri and North Kivu.
The death toll from the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo now exceeds 5,500, with 11,200 confirmed cases, six months after it was first officially reported in Ituri. The virus now affects 67 health zones across eight provinces, compared with three health zones in a single province at the start of the outbreak, reports Dakaractu.
About 90% of cases remain concentrated in Ituri and North Kivu. Around ten health zones are considered under “sustained control”, while about fifty remain active. Africa CDC, the health agency of the African Union, has reported new resurgences in Fataki, Kilo, Drodro and Mahagi in Ituri, as well as in Beni, Butembo and Oicha in North Kivu.
Monitoring of people who have been in contact with patients remains insufficient, and mistrust among the population is complicating the response, according to Africa CDC. The agency also indicates that 64% of deaths occur within communities, without prior passage through a health centre.
Insecurity is another obstacle. Africa CDC has recorded around sixty attacks targeting medical workers or health centres in six months, while violence by armed groups is causing population displacements that could facilitate the spread of the virus. The epidemic spreads to eight provinces in six months had been published on 15 November.
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