Four nurses who contract Ebola in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo are discharged from hospital after recovering, according to UN News and the World Health Organization. The nurses had been treated in Bunia, where health authorities report that they complete recovery and are no longer receiving inpatient care. The case is linked to Ebola caused by the Bundibugyo strain, which prompted an international health alert. Sources say additional recoveries are expected as more patients receive timely diagnoses and can access treatment. Both reports also point to the role of the broader outbreak response in improving outcomes, suggesting that expanding care and strengthening the response contribute to better survival prospects. While the reports focus on the confirmed discharges and anticipated further recoveries, they do not provide additional details such as the total number of cases or whether other patients are recovering at the same time. The accounts present the nurses’ discharge as a positive development within the ongoing efforts to control the outbreak in eastern DRC.
Four nurses recover from Ebola in eastern DR Congo, WHO says
Four nurses who contract Ebola in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo are discharged from hospital after recovering, according to UN News and the World Health Organization. The nurses had been tr...
- Four nurses ill with Ebola in eastern DR Congo are discharged after full recovery.
- The recoveries are reported in Bunia by health authorities, with WHO support.
- The Ebola strain involved is reported as Bundibugyo.
- Sources say more recoveries are expected as patients are diagnosed earlier and access care.
- The reports link improved outcomes to intensifying outbreak response measures.
Four nurses who were being treated for Ebola caused by the Bundibugyo strain of the virus have been discharged from a hospital in Bunia in the Democratic Republic of Congo after recovering from the disease, the World Health Organization said on Sunday. More recoveries are expected, especially when people are diagnosed early and able to access care, and as the response to the outbreak intensifies.
2 months agoFour nurses who fell ill with Ebola in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have been discharged from hospital after recovering from the often-fatal illness that sparked an international health alert.
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