African health authorities report that an Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo has killed 65 people and recorded 246 suspected cases. Multiple outlets cite a statement from the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), indicating that deaths are reported mainly in Mongwalu and Rwampara in Ituri province. Some reports specify that 65 deaths include four deaths among confirmed cases, while the overall tally is based largely on suspected infections. The BBC and others describe the outbreak as a new cluster of Ebola cases in the region, which borders Uganda and South Sudan, as health agencies work to coordinate response and containment. The Guardian and Telegraph note concerns around whether the cases involve a new strain of the virus, and that the new outbreak comes after the country had declared its previous Ebola epidemic over about five months earlier. Global News and other coverage frame the situation as hundreds of suspected infections and discuss the close timing with the prior outbreak. In summary, current public figures from Africa CDC focus on 65 deaths and 246 suspected cases, concentrated in Ituri province.
Ebola outbreak in eastern DR Congo kills 65, Africa CDC reports
African health authorities report that an Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo has killed 65 people and recorded 246 suspected cases. Multiple outlets cite a statement from the A...
- Africa CDC reports 65 Ebola deaths in eastern DR Congo.
- Africa CDC reports about 246 suspected Ebola cases.
- Deaths and cases are reported mainly in Mongwalu and Rwampara in Ituri province.
- Outbreak is described as a new cluster occurring roughly five months after the previous DR Congo Ebola epidemic ended.
- Some reporting notes uncertainty or concern about a possible new strain, while response efforts are ongoing.
KINSHASA, DR Congo — The toll from the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has risen to an estimated 131 deaths from 513 suspected cases, health minister Samuel Roger Kamba said. The previous figures from the epidemic in the country’s east, which the World Health Organization has declared an international health emergency, gave a total of 91 dead out of 350 suspected cases. /dl READ: WHO declares int’l emergency as Ebola outbreak kills over 80 in DR Congo...Keep on reading: Estimated DR Congo Ebola death toll rises to 131
3 months agoSixty-five people have died in a new Ebola outbreak in DR Congo's Ituri province with 246 suspected cases.
3 months agoA new outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus has been declared in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, African health officials said, with neighbouring Uganda also confirming one related death.
3 months agoThe suspected cases and 65 deaths were recorded mainly in Mongwalu and Rwampara, with four deaths among confirmed cases. The post Africa CDC confirms 65 deaths from Ebola in DR Congo appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.
3 months agoA new Ebola outbreak has been declared in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, according to an announcement made by The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) on May 15. Sixty-five people have died and around 246 suspected cases have been identified so far, mainly in the Mongwalu and Rwampara health […]
3 months agoThe Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a statement on Friday that attributed 246 suspected infections and 65 deaths to a new Ebola outbreak in the remote Ituri province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The post Confirmed Ebola Outbreak in DR Congo Surpasses 200 Suspected Infections appeared first on Breitbart.
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