By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on France 24
The Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda has already caused more than 1,000 deaths, according to the latest assessment by the World Health Organisation. The WHO believes the spread of the virus is currently outpacing the response measures deployed against the epidemic.
The 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.
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The 17th Ebola outbreak in North Kivu recorded 27 new confirmed cases and eight deaths in 24 hours, bringing the toll to 2,264 cases and 1,315 deaths, according to the Provincial Response Coordination bulletin dated 21 October. Beni recorded nine cases, including five deaths, and the fatality rate reached 58%, while 646 cases remain active.
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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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Nigeria 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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New Ebola transmission chain drives up cases in Mandima, DR CongoA new Ebola transmission chain in Mandima has been accompanied by a rise in cases and could put healthcare capacity under pressure, Steve Ahuka Mundeke, head of the response in the DR Congo, said. Active outbreaks in southern Ituri and northern North Kivu remain difficult to control, particularly because of insecurity and population displacement, he said.
Chad calls for investigation into deadly Bamina strikeThe Chadian government is calling for an investigation into the drone strike that killed at least four people in Bamina, in north-eastern Chad. Its spokesperson denies any involvement by the Chadian army and says the source of the strike must be established, RFI reports.The week in Africa
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