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Ebola in DR Congo: 5,372 deaths and a 51.6% fatality rate

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The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo had caused 5,372 deaths among 10,414 confirmed cases by 30 October, a case fatality rate of 51.6%, according to the latest report from the National Institute of Biomedical Research. Authorities attribute the rise in deaths to a retrospective data adjustment, Africa News reports.

The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo had caused 5,372 deaths by 30 October, among 10,414 confirmed cases, according to the latest report from the National Institute of Biomedical Research (INRB), published on Sunday. The case fatality rate is 51.6%, meaning more than one death for every two diagnosed cases.

The INRB says the increase in deaths resulted from a retrospective update of data by the local figures-processing team and the team managing the outbreak in Ituri, rather than a sudden surge in a single day. The outbreak is caused by the Bundibugyo strain, for which no vaccine or specific treatment is known; healthcare workers treat patients according to their symptoms.

Around 80% of new cases come from transmission chains that were not being monitored by the authorities, according to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention. Cases have also been reported in Uganda, Kenya and Nigeria. The new report updates figures published on 1 November, when Beni overtook Katwa with 711 confirmed cases, according to an earlier update on the distribution of Ebola cases in DR Congo.

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